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“Shame on all of Us For Believing in You to Begin With"/The CFL Outsiders S03 E21 · The CFL Outsiders

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Hey kids, welcome back to another episode of the CFL Outsiders.
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I remain, as always, your 100% unbiased,
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completely impartial, and well,
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re-enlightened host, old man shouting at clouds.
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Joining me this week is MJ2 in her best Arkells gear.
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Yeah, I feel bad about not picking the Ti cats,
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but not super bad about it. But yeah,
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Right.
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happy
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to be here again this week talking about football.
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And also with me MJ.
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Hey everyone, I was also going to wear my R Kell's Ty Cat shirt,
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but I am wearing Tyson Philpot jersey in honor of his big
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~ yes.
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weekend.
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Yes.
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Yes. But it funny you should mention that,
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'cause I wanted to start out the the show here with a with a short statement,
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which is basically I'm not worthy.
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I'm not worthy. MJ kicked my butt in the fantasies quarterfinals this week.
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Absolutely destroyed me, I think twenty points or so.
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And I
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Well, we
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you were ahead of me going into the last game.
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I was sweating bullets a little.
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Yes. Yes. So
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let me say this because I know I've been paying attention.
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I know why you've been doing so well all season on the fantasy.
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'Cause you understand football.
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You get what's going on, you understand what's gonna happen,
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what's best, and more importantly,
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you understand matchups. Who's gonna perform well against what team?
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And that's that's why you have had such an incredible season with it.
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But I think you and I both know
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There's one choice that gave you the victory this week.
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Would you like to say what that was?
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Yes. I took the discount,
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Thank you to Tyson Phil Pot for this victory.
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Philpot.
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Well my strategy I hope Adam from Countdown's not listening,
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but well he can look it up if he really wants to.
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But my strategy, I've noticed a pattern that running backs are tough sledin' lately,
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so I
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Yes.
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just cheap out on both my running backs now and go for the high flyer receivers
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and it paid off.
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Yes it
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did. That's that is smart stuff,
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yeah. It's ~ I've noticed that more and more.
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There's very little action out of the backfield for any running backs this year.
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There we're y a running back you get point I know we don't talk fantasy,
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but I'll say this anyway. With a receiver you get points for every reception
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and yards. With a running back you only get points for the yardage.
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So it kind of cuts in half what you're gonna get from a receiver.
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And frankly
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Unless they're getting some of those short outlet passes or getting touchdowns,
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you might as well go almost as cheap as you can and hope for any point.
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So very well played. Very well played.
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You get to carry the CFL outsiders torch on here.
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You've got Adam Stewart, CFC Adam from ~ yeah,
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from Canadian football countdown.
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I think I've beat him I
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So good luck with that.
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think I've beat him once already this year,
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but that was early in the season and he hadn't but he's on a tear lately,
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so hopefully I do us proud.
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He's doing well and I mentioned
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in my email to you he's the one that took the ~ final from me last year.
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So go get him. bring home the final this year.
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Mm. Come on, Tyson Philpot.
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Yeah, yes.
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Mm.
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Okay. And and I also want to say before we get too far into this,
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we got a lot of news to talk about tonight,
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so I'm not I'm trying not to ramble too much.
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But I want to do something that's ~ halfway between a rant and a Mia Culpa,
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I think.
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I wanna say to folks It's was a humbling experience on the last couple
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of weekends for me and it finally hit home.
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But more than humbled or much more than humbled,
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I'm just frankly pissed off at myself.
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Because I've spent the last three or four weeks being an idiot,
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rationalizing rather than looking at the evidence that was out there saying,
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Well, yeah, okay, so things like BC's on a tear,
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yeah, but I can explain this game and this game and No,
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I can't.
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No, I can't. I was just being stupid and seeing what I wanted to see.
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I know better than that. I shouldn't be doing that.
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So the scales have been lifted from mine eyes.
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Well hopefully we'll get a a a much more rational set of ~ interpretations from
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me tonight. So there's my apologies to everybody that I've that I've clung
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to my ~ my misconceptions as long as I have.
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whoops, and here's my little puppy coming to
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Say hello. She's all alone with me again tonight.
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Okay, the first thing I had here was we now know where the two Eastern
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and playoff games are gonna be played.
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They're the final in Montreal,
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semifinal in Toronto, we just need to know who gets the crossover.
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It won't be either Hamilton or Ottawa.
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So we've got that. But
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The West is wide open. So I kinda wanted to do this.
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I'd like I'll throw out as succinctly and not try not to be confusing about
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how much what who needs what and stuff.
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I'll I'll try to make it as as quick as I can.
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And then I'd like us to vote on what the final schedule in the West is gonna be.
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Or the final standings.
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Are you going to be
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Okay?
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unbiased on this?
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Well we'll see. We'll
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we'll see. So
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We
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got no we got no skin in this game.
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Yeah, exactly. This
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makes it easier for you. So, first of all,
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Edmonton. Edmonton they need two games with BC,
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so either two Edmonton wins, two BC losses,
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or a combination. That gets them the first place over BC.
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If they get one more win, they've locked in over Saskatchewan.
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And frankly, nobody else can get first.
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So that is where Edmonton sits.
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BC is in a pretty good place. If they win out and Edmonton loses one,
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they get first place. If there's any combination of two Saskatchewan losses
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and BC wins, BC gets first place.
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And otherwise there's a bunch of stuff for second,
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but I'm not going to go into that.
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Saskatchewan, if they win out and the Elks lose out,
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and the Lions lose out,
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can get first place. But it's a bit of a long shot.
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Calgary second is the best they can get.
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If they win out and the Lions lose out and Saskatchewan loses one more,
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Calgary gets second place. And Winnipeg could get second if they win out,
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if the Lions lose out.
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If Saskatchewan loses two and Calgary loses out.
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So it's a bit of a stretch there.
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So, first place,
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who's gonna be first in the West?
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Who Well we can do it by votes if you want.
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I I will start saying that it to me I don't think the elks stumble enough,
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so I think they get first. But this'll be majority rules here,
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so
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Elks or or lions, but I I don't know,
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I really want it to be the elks.
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Like what a season. So
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Well, I got an email from the Elks today about buying playoff tickets.
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They're feeling very
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Well, they're in the playoffs,
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we know that.
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optimistic about a home playoff game.
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I think that they will probably win,
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but I think BC's gonna make it down to the wire.
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Okay, so we're saying Elks in first.
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So then
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Yeah.
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second.
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PC.
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And yeah, I think that's that's pretty solid.
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Third.
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What were the scenarios
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Want me to go first?
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for Calgary to be third instead of crossing over?
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Calgary is pretty solid for third.
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Vernon's did not bad against Ottawa in Calgary,
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and then he's been pretty spectac spectacular the last two games.
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They've only got two games left.
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They can't get first, so they have to play four games to win the Great Cup.
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But Vernon's staying hot for four games?
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Entirely possible.
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'Cause they're sitting in the crossover spot right now,
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Yeah. Yes. No yeah,
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correct? Yeah.
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but only because Saskatchewan has one more one less game played.
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Calgary's
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Hmm.
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eight and eight, Saskatchewan is eight and seven.
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I think Calgary takes third and then Saskatchewan crosses over.
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Who would have predicted
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What do you think, MJ?
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that? Well, I had Calgary sitting in the crossover spot with Saskatchewan being
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third, but my aunt and I had a text convo about this today because we were trying
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to figure it out. but if the based on this weekend's games,
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I think Calgary's gonna be third.
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Yep,
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and I have to agree with you on on what we're seeing out there.
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So then that takes us down to fourth place.
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Saskatchewan is eight and seven.
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Winnipeg is where is Winnipeg now?
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Winnipeg is seven and nine. So basically if Saskatchewan wins
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two more games, they're locked in.
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If they lose out and Winnipeg wins out,
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then Winnipeg gets fourth. So who do you see in fourth?
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I don't see Winnipeg winning this weekend and I don't see them really turning
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anything on. So I I'm gonna stick with Saskatchewan for four.
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Yeah.
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MJ. Same.
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yeah, I think I think bombers are out and Saskatchewan's crossing over.
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So there's our official standing predictions.
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Edmonton, BC, Calgary, Saskatchewan,
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and Winnipeg. And I will say this if Winnipeg
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and Saskatchewan if those two teams don't play better than they have the last
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two or three weeks, it won't matter if they're crossover or not.
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They won't get beyond the first round.
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it is really disappointing to see the way that they have slid and w
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We'll maybe talk about that more in the games,
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but yeah.
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Yeah, you gotta play Toronto in Toronto.
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Right.
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Not easy.
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Yeah. I agree.
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Now, I think frankly, any of the teams in the West,
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if they get hot and start playing well,
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can win that game. Whoever ends up in the crossover,
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whether it's we basically know that it won't pretty much won't be Edmonton,
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and it's not likely to BC, but even whether it's BC down through the other three.
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They could do it, but it won't won't be easy the way Toronto is playing.
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And unless they get better the bottom two,
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unless they get playing better,
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they're not playoff worthy teams right now.
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My opinion. I know my fellow Saskatchewans fans will probably be upset with me,
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but like I said, I'm seeing more reality now.
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So
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Meanwhile, I was just saying to MJ this weekend,
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I like, I really want the riders to do better and so I'm like on this riders kick
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right now and I'm really like hoping for them and then like I yeah,
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Yeah. Yeah, no, it's
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never mind. I'm off I'm
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that's over.
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You also
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told me you were cheering for the Stampiers,
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so
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Yeah, well,
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~ I mean, cheering for and hoping for are different things,
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right?
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That's true. That's
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And I understand
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true.
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that. I do.
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Yeah.
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Okay. All right. So that that tells folks we'll come back in another three weeks.
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Realize six more weeks. Grey cup is over y after six more weeks.
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We have six of these to do. So yeah.
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But folks will know so they'll now in two weeks they can come back
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and throw bricks or bouquets if they want.
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Moving on. Other bits of news.
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The R Ottawa Red Black are now now have the record for most losses
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to start a season, pushing the legendary Shreveport Pirates out of their spot
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in the record book at fifteen and ~ Anything to say about
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I
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this?
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I just think it's gonna be really hard for Ottawa to show up the next few games.
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but I guess maybe you're playing because you want either to stay or
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you want someone to pick you up for next year.
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But I think as a coach or even as a leader on the team,
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you would have a really hard time,
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I think, finishing out the season well.
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I don't know how you jump in and play well,
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but I hope they've got great leadership in that locker room that you know,
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they have some pride in how they play,
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Yeah. Well they have
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I guess. I don't know.
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they have B C this week. Is it Toronto next week,
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I think, and then finishing against Hamilton?
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I believe that might be it, but I don't know.
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Yeah.
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So they've got a chance the last game,
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but I don't see them winning
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had their
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chances earlier. There was that game in Winnipeg where they dropped like five
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interceptions. That
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Yes.
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they should have won that game.
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They should have won that game in Calgary.
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Yeah.
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That was so I mean they've had
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Mm-hmm.
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their opportunities and now you're so discombobulated.
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Everyone is getting really defeated and most of the teams you're playing
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are playing for something that really is important.
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And they're not given anything anymore.
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So any little wiggle room you had is
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just like gone and honestly maybe they will go 0-18 and set like
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a fantastically awful record.
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Yeah, it's interesting, I've noticed on the the social media that I follow,
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the last two or three weeks there's been a real sort of turnaround
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in sentiment towards the Red Blacks.
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Going into that first game in Calgary,
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where they lost by the 62-yard field goal.
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Everybody was saying, Well, this could be the chance and I really want Ottawa
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to win. They deserve a win. They've been hanging in there,
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they've been doing it. They lost that one and they were and people were still well,
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okay, next week that gives them their chance.
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The last two games they played,
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I've seen a lot more people that have lost that sympathy for Ottawa now
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and are just saying, Nah, they should lose out.
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unless they do something to earn a victory,
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they haven't done anything to to justify a win yet.
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So
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Yeah, if
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they could put together a few quarters from like several games that they've played,
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that's a full game. But they haven't figured out this season how to play
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a full game. It's either they start well and disastrous finish or yeah,
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like you said, like you're dropping five you know
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whatever they've been doing, if they just couldn't put together a full complete game
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and even if you have a team, say like Edmonton that maybe gets close to the wire,
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maybe shouldn't have won, but like won somehow because they just again there's that
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team leadership. We're going to make this happen.
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They they just I guess at some point in the season you just don't have that anymore.
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So
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it's just it's really disappointing and I feel really bad for their fans.
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Yeah. I I do too.
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And this is why
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CFL, you need to get rid of your operations cap,
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because this
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Yes.
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is the result of that, direct result.
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yeah. They've
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they've gotten rid of anybody they could scapegoat on it.
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And we'll talk about that in a little bit,
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'cause there's another news item to to to to get to that i in.
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But but no, I agree with you. And I just like I said,
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I found it interesting that ~ just the change in sympathies that seems
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to be out there.
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Well,
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like kind of like shame on all of us for believing in you.
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Yeah. Yeah. Yeah,
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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that's
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that explains it. That
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Yeah.
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might also be our title this week.
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I like
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Yeah.
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that. Okay. I wanted to mention folks who've if you're new to the show,
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you don't know who GT is. GT was the other person on this show for a year
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and a half who had to step away,
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unfortunately. But one of the things he did at the start of the season
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was he took four of the jerseys from his personal collection.
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and decided to basically sell them for CFL fans fight cancer.
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So all the proceeds going to it.
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he's a Calgary fan, but none of these are Calgary jerseys.
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There's a Toronto one with Carrie Joseph,
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a Saskatchewan one with Michael Bishop,
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a Winnipeg one that's blank, and a BC one with G Roy Simon on it.
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So what he said is I'm gonna take the total scores between Calgary
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and those teams this year and
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If anybody wants to buy these
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Authentic and I guess ~ I don't know if retro jerseys,
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whatever he's had them for a while now.
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You can pick them up for the cost of that.
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In the case of this last game here against Saskatchewan,
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Calgary won, and the total points between the two of them this year was $144.
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So you can get from GT a Michael Bishop Saskatchewan jersey.
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Anybody in your life that's a Saskatchewan fan,
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Michael Bishop fan, make a great Christmas present,
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great birthday present kind of thing.
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And the best part is he's doing this to raise money for CFL fans fight cancer.
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So if you're interested, drop a comment here,
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drop a comment on any of the social media where we are out there or DM me
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on on the CFL outsiders in again,
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most social medias. We'll put you in touch with GT,
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work out the ~ the details on it from there.
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Okay. And thank you again, GT,
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for doing that. I hope you're doing well.
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Okay.
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Last year MJ and I had a bidding war over the KC Printers Ty Cat jersey
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and we've decided to share custody of it.
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So yeah, but
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Yeah.
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great cause. Happy to have bit been in that bidding war for for that.
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Yes.
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wore it to a g the last Elks game I did and went to
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Yeah.
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and a man commented on it. He's like,
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Casey Printer. So I was like, Yes.
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Nice to have that, isn't it? Yes.
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Yeah. I'll tell a tale out of school here in that ~ GT's very good about this with
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selling off his memorabilia to ~ to support CFL fans fight cancer.
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And last year there was going to be a signed rider football on auction,
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but I put in a high enough bid that he said okay So it is now sitting
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in with my rider memorabilia.
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Perks of the trade.
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Fantastic.
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Yeah. Yep. Hey and C F L fans fight cancer got a nice little chunk of money,
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so everybody's
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Yes.
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good.
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Next thing Bo Leva Mitchell's told us this week he's gonna be back next year.
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He told us that the week before in a DZON paid ad.
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I know, but
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this this is official now apparently.
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I was looking for like party hats and noisemakers from the two of you on this one.
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talked about this.
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Well
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and and we talked about this this weekend.
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~ MJ and I got to spend time in person this weekend,
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which is which was really fun.
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And so of course we talked football and part of it was seeing like that optimistic
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hope of Bo is back. But Bo Bo is back and ~ when's
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Bo been healthy for a full season and who's behind Bo and and so I'm very happy that
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Bo is back.
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And then yeah. Yes, there you have it.
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We are cautiously optimistic for the grey cup next year.
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Yes, as you should be. Yes.
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It's our year.
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Yes. Yes.
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Yes, it is our year. We
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Again.
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voted on this dream.
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We did
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Yeah. Yeah.
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vote on this stream. It's happening.
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Yes, yes. dear. Well, I gotta tell you,
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not e not necessarily as a riders fan,
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but just as a CFL fan. What I would love to see,
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my optimum type thing would be to see the Riders somehow come back
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and Harris get a repeat so he goes out on two Grey Cups and then have
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Bo come back next year and go on a bit of a tear and
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And b see what he can do if he can maybe finish off his career with a couple
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of gray cups as well. But
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I would love that.
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I know that doesn't say great things for Cody who deserves a Grey Cup
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and the rest of it. And it probably won't happen with Saskatchewan,
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Cody has a Grey Cup recently. The Tiger Cats do not.
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but well, he's got a Grey Cup,
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but I'm just saying it's you know No,
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If he wants to win a Grey Cup,
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Yeah, if anyone could use a cup.
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I know. No. No,
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maybe Cody should come to Hamilton.
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~
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but if the yeah, maybe. But yeah,
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there
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we go. But if yeah, if there's a quarterback that deserves it,
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I think it's Cody. But I anyway.
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'Cause that's what I was talking about,
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Debate debatable.
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was just the
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the QBs here. Yeah.
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But yes, welcome back
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next year, Bo.
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Welcome back.
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yes. Ugh Yes.
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Kenny Lawler will be so happy.
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~ yes.
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Balls that come somewhere near him within the catch radius.
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What a treat what a treat.
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It'll be
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what a novel experience. He may drop the first two or three just out of surprise.
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~ my god, it's right there.
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And I wouldn't blame
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Yeah. Just do it in preseason,
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Alrighty. Yeah. Yeah,
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not regular, thank you.
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yeah.
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yeah. Well I'm guessing that
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Unless he wants to shake off some rust after the season away.
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We'll see him for maybe two series in the preseason next year,
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if that.
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So yeah.
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Four passes, two to Kenny, two to Keandre.
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They both drop them. Yeah. And then they
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Fine.
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get into the real season and everything's good.
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Yes.
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Yes Ice in the veins.
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What does he do? Ice in the vein.
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Yeah, exactly. Took me the longest time to figure out what the heck that was.
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~
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I gotta admit, I was what, you're shooting up?
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You d
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I missed his like on-field little antics.
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Yeah. Yeah.
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I know. Yeah, me too.
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He is a character
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and I love it.
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Yeah.
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he is. He's great for the game,
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he's great for the league. ~ it's just fun.
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Another quarterback who didn't play this weekend was Mr.
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Kelly out of Toronto. They held him back with a throwing in an injury
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to his throwing hand, which apparently he hit a couple of helmets on.
21:51
So that in itself, you know, hopefully he'll be back.
21:54
If he's not, they they may have some problems.
21:56
it was interesting to see what Arbuckle did w against BC and almost had that
22:01
a tie game. But
22:03
The other side of Kelly's injury was the fact that he was listed
22:07
as did not participate and then limited on two days of practice.
22:11
And the bit of the kerfuffle out there is the fact that the day before the game,
22:15
Toronto coach gets on with TSN and says,
22:19
I fully expect him to play. And then the next day he's not on the depth chart.
22:25
And lots of people, especially those who gamble in this league,
22:29
are really upset about that.
22:31
Because apparently it was a four point swing once they announced that
22:36
he wasn't on the depth chart. Does it matter?
22:38
Mike Miller.
22:38
Is
22:39
it anything we should be worried about?
22:41
Taken notes from O'Shea on how to
22:43
Yeah.
22:44
Yeah.
22:45
but
22:45
I don't know, I mean betting aside,
22:47
yes, huge, but also if you're a defensive coordinator,
22:51
that makes a huge difference who you're playing against.
22:54
I mean you should be ready for both,
22:56
but that that created a lot more work and does create a lot more work
23:00
for those teams in ~ that d defense.
23:04
Yeah, a competitive advantage.
23:04
yeah, if this was the NF if
23:06
if this was the NFL,
23:07
Yeah.
23:07
he would have been fined for that.
23:09
Yeah. Yeah. And
23:09
And you know what
23:11
O'Shea'd probably be fined every week for this,
23:13
but definitely he would have been fined because they they take those very seriously.
23:18
And if I can't believe I have to say this,
23:21
if the CFL wants to court more gambling,
23:24
they're
23:24
Yeah.
23:25
going to have to tighten up rules about depth charts and injury reports.
23:30
I I agree.
23:30
It's not the Wild
23:31
West. You gotta you have to have parameters if you want gamblers to keep gambling
23:36
on your your league.
23:39
yeah.
23:39
This has
23:39
been an issue for like a couple of seasons now of of coaches choosing
23:44
~
23:44
their words carefully and when to say them because because I think there
23:48
are no rules, so you do or if there are,
23:51
whatever, like you're playing with fire close enough that ~ yeah.
23:55
Yeah, it's all the game within the game,
23:57
right? Like
23:58
And and again, like if it's not in the rule book
24:02
Like yeah, it i it's frustrating,
24:04
but I guess CFL, add that to your rules for next year.
24:08
Yep.
24:09
No no onside punts. No take all all all
24:12
Yeah.
24:13
the fun out out of the game with it.
24:14
Yeah. I Yeah. I understand why the people
24:15
No celebrations. But
24:20
who gamble are complaining. I really do.
24:23
On the other hand, if you're decide you want to just take a lighter
24:29
to your money and burn a bunch up gambling
24:32
I don't know that you should complain that much 'cause ~ this rule didn't
24:35
go that way or this th you know,
24:37
it's ~ at your
24:38
Like at your own at your own risk.
24:41
own peril, yes.
24:42
Yeah.
24:42
And
24:43
I think I'd just be more frustrated like yeah,
24:46
gamblers but but
24:47
Yeah, I'd be I w if I was the other
24:48
team I'd be more f I'm actually more upset that the other team wasn't able
24:51
to prepare properly than than anyone who's gambling their money away.
24:57
Yes. Okay, enough about Mr. Kelly.
25:00
Quebec City expansion is all over the news now.
25:05
Because the ~ potential owner,
25:08
Trudell is it? I can't can't remember for sure.
25:11
Has said the CFL has assured him that if they get the team together
25:15
and a stadium built, they'll get two Grey Cups in their first ten years.
25:18
Which is reasonably good news.
25:21
The mayor of Quebec City has come out and said he's as supportive of a new stadium.
25:27
And would be willing to get involved if there's provincial
25:31
and federal money involved. And the Parti Quebecis,
25:35
who won a minority government last night,
25:37
said on the campaign trail they were in favor of putting money into
25:41
a stadium in Quebec City to get the CFL there.
25:44
So having a separatist party in
25:45
So all staff in
25:46
charge is maybe not the best for Canada,
25:49
but for the CFL this could be okay.
25:51
What do you think? Are we gonna see them?
25:53
They gotta get that they gotta get that motion passed in a minority
25:54
Yeah.
25:56
government. So you gotta so that takes a lot of work.
25:59
You gotta get your whip out there and you gotta like round people up and
26:03
so that's a tough sell. See how much the provincial government's interested
26:08
in spending. But ~
26:09
Yes. Well another
26:11
owner of the Aloet used to be part of the party Quebec so that might help.
26:14
Yes. Yeah. Wasn't he the president at one point or something,
26:17
Yes, I or like he I think he was the leader or something,
26:18
I think, yeah. Yeah, something
26:21
anyway.
26:21
I'd
26:22
Does I can't keep up with where's Chantaly Bear?
26:24
She would tell us. Chantal
26:25
Yeah.
26:25
Yes. Yeah, exactly. But I didn't invite her this week,
26:29
so
26:31
Yes. Now I will say one other thing on the PQ victory.
26:34
I don't know if this influences it at all,
26:36
but apparently they didn't land a seat in either Quebec City or Laval.
26:40
So
26:41
But you don't have
26:41
Yeah.
26:42
someone campaigning for your team,
26:45
then hmm.
26:45
Yeah,
26:45
okay. So I'm gonna ask you just
26:46
Yeah, so
26:48
you can go into more detail if you want,
26:49
but just if nothing else down and dirty,
26:51
what are the chances we see the a CFL team in Quebec City in the next three years?
26:58
By twenty twenty nine?
26:59
3? No.
27:02
Maybe in the early twenty thirties.
27:03
But if you want a team in three years,
27:06
shovels need to be in the ground like today,
27:09
I would think.
27:09
Pretty close to it, yeah.
27:12
think
27:14
I have a lot of hesitations because there are a lot of teams.
27:18
Like I think of Calgary,
27:20
they can't really work with the dinos to build a field because useport isn't
27:24
changing their fields. And so goalposts you would have to have them removable
27:29
in two spots. And so if you've got a team going into Quebec City,
27:32
I feel like some of the only ways that you are going to make some
27:37
of these things happen is maybe teaming up with a university like Laval.
27:41
~ but I guess because that would get you more funding.
27:45
But again,
27:45
They gonna par there's a soccer team in Quebec City?
27:48
Maybe there will be.
27:49
No, I don't think so.
27:51
no, this I think they're gonna have to team up.
27:53
I mean, again the Halifax Wanderers out here making everyone look
27:56
bad because they're privately funding their stadium.
27:58
And then
27:58
Yeah. Yeah.
27:59
the CFL's like, I need funding from again,
28:03
can we stop giving billionaires handouts?
28:05
Like this is build your own stadium.
28:07
Why do you need funding, billionaire people?
28:09
I har hard hard to disagree with that,
28:11
Like build your own stadium.
28:13
yeah.
28:14
Then you get
28:14
Well
28:15
to keep all the revenue. Like,
28:16
why are you sharing? Anyway, it's a whole other story.
28:17
Yeah. Well, and it's interesting
28:19
when it comes to field ~ not field size but capacity as well,
28:23
'cause in Halifax it would be a smaller number of seats.
28:28
And like I know we talked about Kelowna if they were to,
28:31
you know, build out that stadium,
28:33
but it seemed in Quebec they're talking about building,
28:36
you know, like
28:37
Brand new.
28:38
Yeah, twenty or thirty, however many people,
28:41
thousand. Because is that why and again this is a sidebar,
28:44
is that why Montreal has not hosted a Grey Cup in so long?
28:49
Or is that just like they didn't put in a bid?
28:49
They say so.
28:49
Yeah. They said it's because
28:51
they don't have the capacity, but I don't agree.
28:55
we've argued about this on the podcast before,
28:57
Yeah.
28:57
because
28:57
I think Montreal could host Grey Cup.
28:59
They have to bid.
29:00
Yeah, but they haven't bid so and and and people are
29:01
Yeah.
29:03
They don't make you just
29:03
Yes.
29:04
they don't force it on you anymore because I think Montreal would probably have
29:08
to get McGill's permission
29:11
for whatever reason they're not interested.
29:12
So I'll just I'll throw in my percentage on this with it.
29:16
I am cautiously optimistic because they can start without the stadium.
29:21
They did say that they have an agreement with Laval that they could play at
29:25
the ~ at the Laval Stadium for the first year or two.
29:29
But I'd say forty three percent is what I'm gonna say.
29:33
I'm not halfway there yet, but it
29:36
There's enough happening I'm cautiously optimistic,
29:40
yes.
29:40
And the the two Grey Cups in ten years is not surprising because once Hamilton built
29:44
their new stadium, they got two Grey Cups in like what,
29:46
three years or something. So
29:47
Yeah. Well
29:48
But I think
29:48
that's part of the perk of the bid too,
29:48
exactly.
29:50
is
29:51
you're paying in that franchise fee.
29:53
And so what are you getting in return for that?
29:56
Like all and then that's also a selling feature if you are going to provincial,
30:01
municipal, federal government saying,
30:04
Hey, ~ if we do this, we've got these two huge events within 10 years that
30:08
is going to bring X amount of dollars to this city
30:10
Yeah. Mm-hmm.
30:13
~ that wouldn't have been there.
30:14
And so I think the CFL is smart to do that.
30:16
because that is a selling feature that you could bring yeah to government
30:21
to say hey like we are going to be bringing in certain amount of money
30:25
so yeah I also cautiously optimistic I just think there's a lot of logistics
30:30
to work out when it comes to fields sharing with a university but it would
30:36
be so fun to have another team ~ out east
30:39
Yeah.
30:39
Can you imagine a
30:40
great cup in Quebec City? I would go.
30:41
Yeah. yeah. Yeah. Why would you not I mean yeah,
30:42
I would go. That sounds amazing.
30:44
Let's go. so much fun.
30:46
it's one of the places that's on my bucket list anyway.
30:48
I love
30:50
I Quebec City
30:50
Mm.
30:50
is one of my favorite places I've been to in Canada.
30:53
I loved it there. I would. my goodness.
30:54
Haven't been there but want to see it.
30:55
So so that would be fantastic.
30:56
Amazing.
30:57
And yeah, it makes
30:58
perfect sense. A brand new stadium,
31:00
why not put a couple of gray cups in there as long as they're three
31:02
or four years apart? And I think it's fantastic.
31:06
I will say this, I feel that this is closer to being real than
31:11
the Atlantic schooners have at any point.
31:13
yes. Yes.
31:13
Yeah.
31:14
hundred percent. They couldn't even
31:15
decide on a city
31:17
I was gonna say, for you you've got the board of governors,
31:20
everyone voting yes, like if you can get all your ducks in a row,
31:24
go for it. So it sounds like this majority owner is all for it and I don't know
31:31
who the minority owners would be backing them up,
31:33
but hopefully they can put together a good enough bid that
31:38
other people wanna put up some money and it and it happens it would
31:42
be really exciting for the league at a time when maybe they need some good news.
31:46
~
31:46
yeah, it
31:47
w it would be fantastic. I'm just trying to think who if they did a full Labor Day,
31:53
if you put Quebec City and it's Quebec and Montreal,
31:55
so I guess that leaves somehow BC
31:55
~ yeah.
31:56
and Ottawa. well. We'll worry about that.
31:59
Cross that bridge when it comes to it.
32:01
Okay. I said when you showed off the Tyson jersey we'd be talking about that 'cause
32:06
yeah, Tyson put on a clinic, didn't he?
32:09
Beautiful.
32:09
Yes, amazing.
32:12
You wanna tell us about his records or should I?
32:15
~ well, he f had three records.
32:18
It was so it was the Alouette's eightieth
32:21
Birth anniversary party, and they had a bunch of like former players there.
32:24
And so Phil Putt broke the Canadian receiver ~ record with 119 catches
32:30
in one season. He has broken the Canadian receiver record for a year.
32:35
He's got seven 1,735 receiving yards.
32:39
And he has the
32:40
the Alouettes franchise record now as well,
32:42
beating out Ben Cahun and Jamal Richardson.
32:44
One cool.
32:45
Richardson. But
32:46
Yeah.
32:46
they were both there, and if you
32:49
Missed it friends, you need to go find the interview they did with Tyson after
32:53
the game because Ben and Jamal were there on either side of him just pumping them
32:59
up they
33:00
were so happy for him and it just
33:03
These this is the things about football I love.
33:05
It was just such an incredible like cause you know sometimes when they have these
33:09
big events, like the team kind of buckles under the pressure and they don't play
33:13
as well. not this team. Not this
33:14
Yeah, I'll d
33:15
team. Just fantastic. I'm so happy,
33:17
Yeah. Yeah.
33:18
so happy for Philball.
33:19
Like well deserved. He's worked so hard this year.
33:23
Yeah,
33:23
and stayed healthy. Yeah.
33:23
It's amazing. Yeah,
33:25
stayed healthy. Like and to see Ben Cahun there and like him and AC,
33:30
what a pair. But just to
33:31
What a pair.
33:32
see the magic between Alexander and Phil Pot.
33:36
Like that's something that you like,
33:38
yeah, a once in a generation
33:40
Generation. Yeah.
33:41
Yeah, generational it is. It's
33:43
it's been a good season and there've been a few games this l last one was
33:48
was one of them. Just what are you gonna do to defend against that?
33:53
you can
33:53
triple team him if you want, but he's gonna grab that ball between like
33:57
all those defenders and ro reel in fifty yards.
34:00
Yeah.
34:00
And Alexander's
34:01
gonna know how he's going to move so he can put
34:03
~
34:04
it in that spot. Like the two of them have that connection.
34:05
Yeah. Yeah.
34:06
The two of them have such
34:07
amazing c chemistry. This is
34:08
Yeah. Yeah.
34:09
like, you know, like yeah, AC and Cahoon or like a f McManus flutey kind of vibe
34:14
Yeah.
34:15
and it's just it's been fantastic to watch.
34:15
Yeah. It
34:17
is. I forget how many he ended up with passes.
34:19
Do you have it there, MJ?
34:21
yeah, he had let me find my game note.
34:23
Not
34:25
Mm-hmm.
34:26
he had eleven eleven for fourteen for two hundred and seven yards.
34:31
Yeah.
34:31
And I was gonna say Yes. Seven yeah.
34:31
Two hundred and seven. Just one.
34:33
Two hundred and seven yards.
34:35
Yeah, just just a stroll in the park,
34:36
Just one receiver.
34:37
yeah. And there were at least two of those that were deep passes that were
34:43
not a bust in coverage and he's wide open.
34:46
No, but contested.
34:47
He was they could not have been covered
34:49
any better. And yeah, he just no,
34:51
I'll need that. Thank you. Amazing to watch.
34:54
Amazing.
34:54
He was not gonna mess up in front of Ben and Jamal,
34:55
Yeah, yes.
34:57
that's for sure.
34:59
and no ra disrespect to Jalen earlier when I called him the discount Philpott He's
35:03
very good too. He got a bunch of points for me on the weekend,
35:06
but he wasn't where Tyson is, so
35:08
Well, his re his quarterback has not been as healthy as Jalen's.
35:13
Yes. Yes. And VA has been spreading the ball around a bit more than Mr.
35:14
I've sort of Tyson's, yeah. Yeah,
35:18
Calgary spreads the ball around.
35:18
Alexander does. Yes.
35:20
I mean what
35:21
I mean Phil Pot has to like share with Sneed.
35:24
Yeah.
35:24
Yeah.
35:25
Yeah. But that's it.
35:25
Sneed had over
35:26
a hundred yards that game too.
35:27
Hundred snee Okay, but ca but Winnipeg did not play,
35:27
Anyway, we'll get to that. No
35:30
so
35:31
Yeah, well
35:32
th there is that. But basically they have three other receivers that
35:37
are just out there distracting people.
35:40
They occasionally throw a
35:41
'Cause as soon as you know,
35:42
as soon as you don't cover one of those,
35:44
Alexander's gonna throw to them.
35:45
Like Holland's will like all sudden score a touchdown on you or Ferdinand.
35:46
yeah. yeah, he will. But
35:49
Yeah.
35:50
but it if he doesn't need them,
35:52
we know who his first two are.
35:54
And then I said three, four weeks ago when they signed Rowan Jones their draft
35:58
choice. good, just what they need,
35:59
another offensive weapon. And yeah.
36:02
His first touchdown this weekend.
36:04
Game time we can talk about it.
36:06
But yeah, just just because they didn't have enough
36:09
other people to not throw the ball to yet.
36:11
They they need another one who can run
36:12
Anyway,
36:13
around out there. Run around r run around bumping into people and if
36:16
you happen to throw the ball near him,
36:18
he'll catch it.
36:19
It's really nice to see a Canadian do well and it's really nice to see a U
36:23
of C Dino do so well because
36:24
Yeah.
36:25
I I don't the Western teams like if when we come out of those universities
36:29
you don't get a lot of street cred.
36:30
so it was really nice to see somebody from that system and where he is
36:36
now and just excelling and it's just it's been a pleasure to watch this year.
36:41
Thank you, Tyson and Davis Alexander,
36:43
for the entertainment this
36:44
Yes.
36:44
year. What else did I have here?
36:48
~ the the CFL has announced a time change for the semifinal games.
36:52
They were going to be at what was it that they were originally three
36:56
and six thirty Eastern and they've been moved back to one o'clock
37:00
and four thirty Eastern. apparently this is because with
37:03
three weeks to go, the CFL realized,
37:05
wait, that's Halloween. And maybe we shouldn't be trying to play a game when most
37:11
people are wanting to take their kids out trick or treating.
37:13
So so they
37:15
Do you think I think that this is a PR stunt by them?
37:18
I think they knew full well. I think they put those times them late
37:22
on purpose so they can make a big scene like,
37:24
look what we're doing for you guys.
37:25
Everyone pay attention. We're moving Halloween games
37:28
Yeah.
37:28
up.
37:29
if if they are, it's a pretty silly publicity stunt I I'm thinking I gotta
37:34
get a little sign to hold up going snarky when I get like this 'cause I've just
37:38
but really, that's how you you you want to attract people by going,
37:42
~ we never thought of this?
37:44
It's not like the
37:45
Blue Jays were in the World Series and you're like,
37:47
we've changed our game
37:47
Yeah.
37:48
time to accommodate the Blue Jays in the World Series.
37:50
We didn't think that was gonna happen.
37:52
Fair. But this you knew.
37:53
Yeah, exactly.
37:54
~ you know what? The NFL has the Super Bowl is on ~ Valentine's Day this year,
37:59
so it could be worse, friends.
37:59
okay. Yeah, I guess
38:02
interesting thing, but Valentine's No,
38:02
Halloween is not as big of a holiday as well well,
38:06
maybe it depends on who you are.
38:07
that that's true. And
38:07
But yeah.
38:08
yeah, if you got kids maybe, but yeah,
38:10
no. No, I definitely agree. But yeah,
38:13
~
38:13
it's
38:14
what i i it is just to me it's so foolish,
38:16
like like you said, it's wait,
38:19
Halloween's on the thirty first this year.
38:20
We better change that.
38:24
The spicier thing I think, not that it's not the Halloween thing,
38:27
it's that okay, have you two seen that Great Cup All Year was advertises 4 p.m.
38:32
mountain, 6 p.m. Eastern all year long?
38:36
Now they've announced it is still 6 PM Eastern.
38:40
They've moved the Great Cup back an hour in Alberta to 5 PM because we're
38:44
not falling back anymore. And I was like,
38:47
excuse me, why are you changing the hour and pushing Great Cup back an hour?
38:53
Did you not anyway.
38:55
It's not like it's that late in the east anyway.
38:55
The the whole time change.
38:58
I would rather this is my whole spiel about great up and I hate A,
39:01
I don't like it on Sunday, please keep it on Saturday.
39:04
B, why is it starting at 6 p.m.
39:07
Eastern in November on a Sunday?
39:10
Do you want would you rather sit in outside in Calgary like one o'clock
39:14
in the afternoon when it might still be sunny out?
39:17
Or do you want to sit at 5 p.m.
39:19
when it's pitch dark out? And cold?
39:22
I just I don't get it.
39:26
I just like I've been to some Greek Cup games with family.
39:30
I ~ Grey Cup parties with family where I No
39:32
like have you? What what family?
39:34
Give me names. You
39:35
didn't invite me.
39:36
Mm-hmm.
39:37
No,
39:37
but I've got family that lives,
39:39
you know, in Red Deer, so to Calgary,
39:41
not a long drive, but you watch the game,
39:43
you know, you stay after, you chat,
39:45
and then in November it's a snowstorm and suddenly you're driving on
39:49
a highway and you don't know where the lines are.
39:51
If it was a Saturday afternoon,
39:53
I could have just stayed over I don't understand this need to have
39:57
a Sunday night game. Like I get maybe part of it would be
40:01
the festivities all weekend. So that is
40:04
like the host city is doing all kinds of party stuff on Saturday.
40:08
But I don't know for viewers. I I would rather it be anyway.
40:13
Scheduled everything around the NFL,
40:14
and that's why we don't have Thursday night games anymore.
40:16
So why are you putting it on Sunday when it's like NFL?
40:20
even if you're
40:20
doing Sunday, unless things have changed,
40:22
I haven't ri honestly haven't been paying attention to the NFL for three
40:25
or four years now. But I believe they are still in the process where they will
40:29
re shuffle the games around the game times on Sunday to get what they figure
40:33
is the most exciting
40:34
Yes.
40:34
game Sunday night. So why
40:34
Yeah. Yeah.
40:36
go up against
40:36
Yes.
40:37
that instead of their afternoon slate?
40:41
leave it at four
40:41
Yeah.
40:42
p.m. mountain. Or ~ what's the new what's the new time zone?
40:46
Alberta time? Leave it at four
40:47
Yeah.
40:48
p.m. Alberta time, five p.m. Eastern.
40:51
This is gonna mix me up for six months.
40:52
Yes. I ~ Yes.
40:55
I can't wait.
40:56
Like I'm just gonna be s like I'm never gonna know what time things are starting at.
40:58
Yes. Yes.
40:59
We're all gonna
41:00
print a map of Canada with the color coded time zone because I have no clue.
41:04
Like yeah.
41:07
Basically Manitoba West is n now so I mean Saskatchewan won't change will stay where
41:13
they've always been where they don't change.
41:13
Yeah.
41:14
But everybody west of their the territories and everything is all I believe gone
41:18
to one time for the year.
41:22
Yeah. And I and that is why I thought they changed the times.
41:26
But no.
41:27
Probably yeah.
41:29
Halloween.
41:30
Halloween.
41:30
Yes. Yeah,
41:31
that makes some some sense too.
41:33
Someone
41:34
made a snarky comment that they were gonna show the Riders game as like their
41:37
on the projector on their as like at the horror show on their projector
41:40
on the out on their garage.
41:42
That that would make sense. Yes.
41:45
Okay. But
41:46
Who
41:46
we're not we're not diving into the negativity we had last week,
41:49
so I'm calling an end to the snarky segment of the show.
41:51
So funny.
41:54
And moving on to positive stuff like the fact that Ryan Dinwiddy apologized
41:58
to the Ottawa fans this week. Said he knows most of them probably want
42:02
him gone and he's really sorry they haven't done better this year.
42:05
Did it mean anything to you?
42:06
his GM
42:07
told him he needed to send that email.
42:09
wait.
42:10
Maybe Jim Pop told him he needed to.
42:11
Yeah.
42:12
Yeah, the GM. GM told head coach.
42:14
Isn't he the GM, right? Like yes.
42:14
Okay.
42:14
Yes! Yes!
42:17
Just like
42:18
to yourself. Put a reminder in my phone.
42:20
Yes. I don't want to you have to.
42:22
I don't want to. You have to. Yeah.
42:23
I should keep my job.
42:25
Well and that was gonna be my question.
42:28
And we can get to the apology,
42:29
sorta s but I'm just curious if Ottawa has space to have a different GM,
42:36
if they're keeping him as coach or if they have to keep him as both.
42:40
I think
42:41
they're still paying Bob Dice,
42:42
aren't they?
42:43
think so.
42:44
~ right. Okay.
42:45
And and apparently I never knew this,
42:46
but apparently the teams do get a mulligan where they can write
42:50
off one coaching staff, but they've already done that and two of
42:54
the or whatever their maximum on mulligans is,
42:56
apparently they've done that. I think they're still paying William Fields.
42:59
They're still paying maybe Bob Dice,
43:01
you know, it's it's a mess there.
43:04
So unfortunate.
43:05
feel like if
43:05
your your head coach gets fired and then gets like a comparable ish job,
43:10
that operations cap shouldn't count against you.
43:13
Like Bob Dyce is the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator in Hamilton.
43:17
Why are you having to have his salary against your books?
43:21
there there should be better ways to do it.
43:23
But my whole thing is I you apologize,
43:25
great. I appreciate someone who's willing to step up and say I made a mistake,
43:30
or several mistakes haven't done well.
43:32
That's very good. Everybody deserves another chance.
43:35
But if they're gonna give you another chance,
43:37
what's the plan to not do the same thing next year?
43:42
'Cause he never said any of that.
43:44
You said, I'm really sorry, and we're gonna try harder.
43:47
But that doesn't tell me anything.
43:50
if you're genuinely sorry for f for where you're at and you feel it's
43:56
bad and you are the the coach and the GM,
43:59
to me, then you say that you say,
44:01
This is yes, we apologize big time,
44:04
and by the end of the season, we're gonna have a statement to the fans telling
44:08
you why it should be different next year.
44:10
what we're gonna do and put be brave enough to put it out there.
44:14
Isn't that why they brought Jim Pop in?
44:16
Like they needed someone with some winning experience to come in and figure out,
44:21
well, what's going wrong? How do we how do we change this?
44:25
Or or how do we make a plan, at least,
44:27
even if we don't have the personnel to,
44:30
execute that plan. But you're right,
44:32
like, I don't know. The apology is sitting out there,
44:37
but you're right, it doesn't have legs,
44:38
so
44:40
Doesn't mean anything. Yeah. Well,
44:40
It feels a little too late, to be quite honest.
44:43
there's that too, yeah. Mind you
44:43
Yeah. This
44:45
should have been like an O and ten apology.
44:48
Yeah, but
44:48
they hadn't set a record then.
44:49
You know, you gotta acknowledge the record.
44:53
Maybe they should give out the fans like branded paper bags for like
44:57
as a giveaway or something.
44:58
Yes. Well they
44:59
did have shots in the game of somebody in a paper bag with a red black
45:04
s logo stamped on it or printed on it.
45:06
Yeah. They could just
45:07
So
45:07
There's been a few. Yes.
45:08
do it. You might as well lean in,
45:09
right? If you're just gonna be like
45:10
Yeah.
45:11
a train wreck, lean into it.
45:11
Exactly. Yeah.
45:13
Have fun
45:13
Yeah.
45:14
some have a little bit of joy and like a s laugh at yourself a little because what
45:18
else is there? There's just tears.
45:20
It's what it is,
45:20
it's biz it's been a bizarre season.
45:23
They spent a lot of money on free agents who they are no longer using by and large,
45:29
or have released or what whatever.
45:32
They didn't well, I guess you know,
45:34
there was a limited ~ ability to go after a quarterback this year,
45:38
but
45:40
So my th conspiracy theory is like I know everyone's talking about Chad Kelly going
45:45
there and everyone's talking about Chad Chad Chad.
45:48
I think they undercut Chad and Nick is there next year.
45:51
That's
45:52
Yeah.
45:52
~
45:52
what I think
45:53
might happen. I think Arbuckle might end up in Ottawa next year.
45:56
Yeah. Is his
45:57
I would love that.
45:57
contract up though?
45:58
'Cause that would right.
45:58
If his if if his contract is up,
46:01
but I think
46:01
I think they just forget Kelly and the nonsense of that and just like bring
46:06
if if they can, I think they bring our buckle.
46:07
Where's GT? He would know. But yeah,
46:10
I think that's my guess. 'Cause I don't see another quarterback moving.
46:12
Yeah, exactly. No.
46:15
I personally I I'm of the impression that they should have gone after rather than
46:21
go after Mayer, who's a former starter who's become a backup and you could
46:25
see what he could do. Th there are a few quarterbacks in this backup quarterbacks
46:30
in this league that are that are intriguing.
46:33
And you know,
46:34
I love.
46:34
yeah, I mean go for make a a bid on Trey Ford and try to go with him.
46:40
Yes.
46:41
If you think okay, he's not a quarterback make a bid on Taylor Powell rather than
46:45
let the Elks pick him up as their backup.
46:47
there were others out there that that were definite possibilities.
46:52
There's also the the the issue of who wants to work with Ryan.
46:57
Yeah, I suppose there's that too.
46:58
But mind you, you had Crum and you decided I'm not gonna re sign him too,
47:02
and I think he's better than either of the ones they have out there right now,
47:05
so
47:06
Well and this is I think sometimes the problem when you have a GM who
47:10
is also a coach because you have this strong vision,
47:14
but I don't know. I think that there's something really key maybe
47:18
to having two different voices trying to come together to make that happen.
47:22
like if you look at Calgary, right?
47:24
Like Dave is GM and coach having some troubles.
47:27
So and I know that this is typical like this has happened a lot in the C F L,
47:32
but I don't know. I think if
47:33
Once you've got that cap space for coaches and GM and front office,
47:37
whatever, whatever, if you're Ottawa and you're the owner,
47:40
are you like would you wanna step into a GM coach ~ same person again
47:47
after this all went down?
47:50
Yeah, and I mean, either way. I just for for excuse was as the GM and head coach.
47:56
If you're a head coach you can say,
47:58
Well the GM's not getting the players I can work with And if you're a
48:01
Yeah.
48:01
GM you can say, Well, I've got good players but the coach isn't getting anything
48:04
with them. When you're both it's kinda hard to
48:07
Yep. Yep.
48:09
Alrighty. Well good luck with them next year.
48:12
I I hope they're competitive. I really do.
48:16
Regardless of who
48:16
Yes.
48:17
they come up with as a quarterback or what they where they go.
48:19
I just I hope they can win close to five hundred next year,
48:23
if they can get, you know, even if they
48:25
You only
48:26
you need to be the eighth team.
48:27
You just need to not be the worst next year.
48:27
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah,
48:29
Yeah.
48:31
and
48:31
if they get to even say what,
48:35
six and twelve, seven and and eleven,
48:38
that's probably enough to not be the the worst team in the league.
48:42
'Cause if you're picking up those wins somebody else isn't
48:45
All right. the Elk have bid for the twenty twenty eight Grey Cup.
48:49
Excited, happy. Yeah.
48:50
Keeping it out west.
48:52
Yeah, for the fifth year in a row,
48:52
The concrete castle of the north.
48:54
isn't it? Yes.
48:55
A natural for a grey cup. It's my it's a big stadium,
48:59
I'll say that and
48:59
Yeah.
49:00
so they bid this year with Calgary and Calgary got it.
49:04
Even though the CFL told Calgary they weren't allowed to have Grey
49:07
Cup anymore because their stadium was too awful.
49:10
And I don't know what Calgary's bid looked like in Edmonton's bid,
49:14
but your bid was so bad that they gave it to the city that was like they you're like
49:18
we're you're not allowed to have gray cups.
49:20
we'll be see anyone else b bids on this year or not.
49:23
But
49:24
I
49:24
Well, Concrete Castle of the North.
49:25
Edmonton's a nice place. Yeah.
49:26
I think
49:27
I think they also have a little bit of better backing this time because they're
49:30
like, look, our fans are here now again.
49:32
Yeah. Yes. Yeah. People will come and
49:32
I think that might have been part of the reason
49:32
Yeah. Yep. Cute.
49:35
why they didn't get it when Cal for twenty twenty seven 'cause they
49:38
had like they're like, you're not gonna f sell out.
49:39
Yeah. Yeah. A lot of football fans.
49:41
A lot of football fans were very d
49:42
Yeah. So hopefully that works
49:44
out
49:44
I see Elks flags in the city now again.
49:47
~ businesses and like I haven't seen those in years.
49:52
I'm seeing an awful lot of people that aren't ~ bothered about calling them
49:55
the elks. I'm seeing a
49:57
Well
49:57
Yeah.
49:57
lot less double e these days and a lot more elks.
50:01
I'm not gonna get into it, but that is Anyway.
50:03
come on. I'm baiting you and you don't even you won't go for it.
50:04
No bec I mmm just go
50:07
~
50:09
to a game in Edmonton and report back to me about how that is going.
50:12
Okay. There's still some of
50:13
that, is there? Okay. Alrighty then.
50:15
I hope they get
50:16
their bid and it's a good a good event.
50:19
Okay. attendance this week. Yes.
50:20
I hope Bo Levi's there and I get to meet him.
50:22
Yeah.
50:24
Yeah. Bol Levi against Cody in Edmonton for the twenty twenty eight.
50:28
~ that would be awesome. ~
50:28
Mind you, that's two years ago yet.
50:30
So yeah. We'll
50:32
see. See if they're still both playing by that time.
50:35
Maybe one of them wins a Grey cup between now and then.
50:36
If Trevor can play when he's forty,
50:38
Yeah. Yeah, I know.
50:38
so can Bo. It'll be fine.
50:41
I know. But I'm wondering with both of them,
50:43
if they pick up another Grey Cup,
50:44
they're
50:46
They're along enough that they might think about it.
50:46
Well, you're being very optimistic
50:48
about the Ti- cats.
50:50
Well, Bo could get one next year.
50:52
You never know. They were they looked good when
50:52
I like that. Yes.
50:54
That's a nice book. Yes.
50:56
he was in there, so yeah.
50:57
They sure did. Yeah.
50:59
So Cody wins this year, Bo wins next year,
51:01
they both retire and somebody else plays in Edmonton in twenty twenty eight.
51:04
Or not. I'm just I'm just reading
51:06
It'd still be Hamilton that I would be fine with me.
51:09
the chicken bones here. That's reading the entrals.
51:12
Attendance this week. Topps was in Saskatchewan where it was not a sellout,
51:16
unfortunately. ~ twenty nine thousand four hundred twelve
51:21
And then it went down from there.
51:22
Montreal did sell out with twenty-three.
51:24
Ottawa had more than Toronto.
51:28
Ottawa had sixteen and change.
51:30
Toronto had thirteen just under fourteen thousand for an average
51:34
of about twenty thousand four hundred and thirty two.
51:37
So ~ not a great week. But so it goes.
51:42
Some of these games we'll probably see a tendency start to drop off,
51:45
especially in the East, as some of these games don't mean so much to the home teams.
51:50
unless you've got any comments on that,
51:52
I will go to our player transactions segment,
51:55
'cause there's a few people released.
51:56
Strangely enough, now that Josh Haggerty's two game suspension is up in BC,
52:02
they have rethought and decided he's not a BC Lions player that
52:08
he doesn't play with the B C Lion attitude and they have released him.
52:12
I think I
52:13
Get on the lines.
52:14
think that's
52:14
Yeah.
52:14
a good thing. I'm a little disappointed it took a bunch of fans screaming before
52:19
it happened, but I'm good glad to see that.
52:22
They also
52:23
I wonder
52:23
if we were allowed to say anything while he was suspended.
52:26
~ yeah.
52:26
Yeah, they could they could have announced it.
52:27
They might not have been.
52:28
I mean if if you
52:30
look at the ~ the comparable one,
52:33
'cause I'm a riders fan, I know it,
52:34
Ajou Ajou They it
52:36
~ right. Yeah.
52:38
was announced and the Riders before even the the league announced any action,
52:42
the the Riders announced they he
52:43
They have
52:44
was they'd released him, they'd parted ways.
52:44
Well, I'll give
52:46
the lions the dent benefit but maybe they were doing some due diligence
52:49
and talking to his like psychologists and like some other people
52:53
and trying to figure out if this is like sometimes hasty decisions aren't always
52:57
good either, so
52:59
No that is
52:59
true and I should not make assumptions.
53:01
Entirely possible.
53:03
I have the glasses on. So Yeah,
53:03
Right thing was done in the end,
53:04
Good on the line. Yes. Yeah.
53:04
yeah. Nice
53:05
in my opinion. So
53:07
nice thing about me wearing my glasses is I can say things like that,
53:10
roll my eyes, and you never even notice.
53:12
Also released Lawrence Woods the third,
53:14
who they'd picked up as a returner three or four games back.
53:17
the Riders traded for Brett Louther.
53:19
This is kind of old news now. It was last week.
53:21
He didn't play this weekend. He only had one day to
53:24
Yeah.
53:24
Do any
53:25
practice, but they Yeah,
53:25
He probably should have played.
53:27
probably should have. But he didn't.
53:29
And they released Dawson Hodge.
53:31
And and maybe he should have played,
53:33
but they there was so much else worth wrong in that game.
53:37
And frankly, do you want to put him in under low practice and have him miss
53:41
two or three and have the fans go all over him?
53:43
I'm
53:45
That's true.
53:45
As as
53:46
they are t tend to do to kickers in Ryderville.
53:50
Yeah.
53:51
Yes. Yes, they've been knowing too.
53:53
the Red Blacks released Benny Sap the third,
53:56
who they picked up and had started for half a dozen games.
53:59
~ Well, it's possible.
53:59
Is this cause he took a run at the quarterback?
54:02
Who knows?
54:04
well, so there was a play, well,
54:05
I'm we talked about the game, but there was a play where they had like gotten like
54:09
a like a knockdown and then they look over and they're like,
54:12
~ and Benny just like ran right at Frost and hit him in the face and I was like,
54:16
yeah, that's why you are Ryan's Ryan's like got people's heads on chopping blocks.
54:21
Do you think that's gonna like
54:21
Yes. Yeah.
54:23
I don't know what it takes to get you released from the red backs right now.
54:27
I think I don't know.
54:28
Maybe maybe maybe bringing the wrong coffee to to practice gets
54:33
you released these days. It seems like there's an awful lot that can.
54:36
There's there's they used to joke when Chris Jones was back in Saskatchewan
54:42
and then Edmonton at the early days about what a revolving door that was.
54:45
Him trying new players. Nothing like what we've seen in Ottawa.
54:49
No, we're releasing the team this week.
54:51
We have a new one. Same thing next week.
54:52
Yeah. Yeah.
54:53
basically. Like
54:54
how are you ever gonna win a game when you have no continuity?
54:57
Well, apparently you don't. Yeah.
55:01
Apparently you don't.
55:03
Turns out.
55:04
how that works.
55:04
Yeah. Yes. And the
55:08
last one, not an ~ immediate move,
55:11
but Rennie Paradis has announced he's done at the end of this season.
55:14
He's retiring at the end of twenty twenty six.
55:15
Well done, sir. Well done.
55:17
How can he top his sixty two yard season saving field goal going out on a high note?
55:17
So thank you, Rennie. And yeah.
55:19
Yeah. Well Yes.
55:24
Yeah, fifteen years with the stamps.
55:24
No, you know it's Yeah. Yes.
55:26
That's amazing.
55:26
Fifteen.
55:28
And he's what, he's forty
55:29
or forty one, so he's he's not
55:33
You know, he's not a a spring chicken.
55:35
How many more years can he kick sixty two yard field goals?
55:39
huh. Yeah.
55:41
Maybe 'til he's fifty. I don't know.
55:42
I didn't think he had that one in him.
55:43
Can he please give
55:44
send us your workout routine? I need to know.
55:46
Yeah. ~ yeah. Yes
55:47
Yes.
55:50
w Okay. So that does take us to the games.
55:53
First game. Hamilton thirty four at Ottawa sixteen.
55:59
Now, this might be me doing a little bit of sticking a knife in,
56:04
but there were three people on this panel,
56:08
only one of which isn't a Hamilton fan and was the only one who picked them
56:12
for this victory. yes,
56:16
When the grapes are sour you just
56:16
yes.
56:19
gotta dump the bottle. But you know what?
56:21
~ I'm happy for Hamilton, obviously.
56:23
Yes. You proved me wrong.
56:25
They just Yeah.
56:27
They played better than Ottawa.
56:28
They didn't play great.
56:29
So nice for you to
56:30
play well now that you're eliminated.
56:32
Yeah. Well no,
56:33
I wouldn't say they played well 'cause I thought both of those teams still made
56:37
an awful lot of mistakes. But they played better than Ottawa did.
56:40
Kenny Lawler played well.
56:42
Yeah. He
56:42
Yes, there were
56:43
there were
56:43
had a
56:44
in these games there's always some players that do well.
56:47
But there were also just mistakes and some bad luck.
56:52
I mean Ottawa picked up an interception off of a helmet bounce.
56:57
Yeah.
56:58
Yeah. But also Ottawa sc
56:58
But it still wasn't enough for them.
57:00
scored no points in the second half.
57:02
Like
57:03
No. None.
57:04
and and that's kind of the trend this week,
57:06
but yeah, you're right. Like Hamilton
57:07
It's an interesting strategy for victory.
57:10
did just enough to win but they yeah.
57:14
Like Round Tree had a pretty good game.
57:16
Lawler had a good
57:17
Yeah.
57:18
game. that's those are my
57:21
That's all you
57:21
need. That's all you need to beat that other team.
57:24
Yeah. Yeah. At least
57:26
to meet Ottawa,
57:26
Yeah.
57:26
you that's all that you needed.
57:28
Yes. Yes.
57:28
Yeah.
57:28
So well done defense.
57:30
you held them when like the defense did the work when they needed them to.
57:34
So
57:35
It was
57:35
sixteen thirteen, to be fair to Ottawa,
57:38
it was sixteen thirteen till the end of the third.
57:40
They hung on
57:40
Yes. Isn't it?
57:41
till the fourth, and then in the fourth they're they just fell apart.
57:46
But they
57:46
Yes.
57:46
they were in it till like Yeah,
57:48
but still. the Kenny Lawler's temper tantrum last week worked because
57:52
he got the ball a lot this game.
57:54
Yes.
57:54
Yes.
57:55
So what lesson have we learned that temper tantrums
57:58
Yeah.
57:59
work? Like
58:00
Maybe that the maybe in the the next game too or no,
58:04
Yeah.
58:05
one of the the Saturday games,
58:06
sorry. but yeah. And
58:07
Yeah.
58:08
and frankly, Ottawa kind of fell apart late in the game there,
58:11
and they lost by eighteen points,
58:13
it easily could have been twenty five points because when they were trying
58:16
to move down under under three minutes to go,
58:19
one of the best plays of the game was a
58:23
errant pass by the Oda Ottawa quarterback that was heading straight
58:26
to Winton McManus and somehow Keelan White slowed himself and up and
58:32
and reached an arm back and broke that up for what should have been a pick six.
58:36
So I maybe that was Ottawa's best play of the game,
58:39
but it should still be acknowledged.
58:40
~
58:40
It was a very nice play by him.
58:43
Best play of the game was their flea flicker and then throw to McDonald.
58:46
That was fun.
58:47
Yeah, okay. Yes,
58:47
Yeah. Fun.
58:50
yes. Yes, it was. No.
58:53
And then they got a
58:53
touchdown after that. They punched it in.
58:55
So that was they got like you know,
58:57
so when I see things like that,
58:58
I'm like, ~ I get excited because I'm like,
59:00
okay, they're gonna do something,
59:01
and then they just can't sustain it.
59:04
They had their third kicker this year,
59:06
Gl Geelin. Geelin, he went three for four.
59:09
Not bad for the first outing for kickers.
59:11
And I Frost, I was like, remember about Frost,
59:15
my dad was like, he looked pretty Frost looked pretty good.
59:17
And I was like, fine, he did look pretty good.
59:20
Yes, he did. He he looked competent.
59:20
Yeah. He threw some
59:22
He
59:22
touchdowns. to be fair to my sister and I,
59:25
we were at a hotel together and we were trying to watch this game.
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And
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our hotel TV had TSN 1, 2, and 3.
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the game was on TSN 5.
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Of course.
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Hi TSN.
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They had like
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plays of the week on TS11 or something.
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Like why is this happening?
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So we
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were watching it on a little phone screen.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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look, there's blobs running around down there somewhere.
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Yeah, yeah.
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Yeah. Mostly just listening to the game.
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Harrison Prost looked not
59:55
Thanks, T.
59:56
bad in that game. And he's been looking some somewhat better lately,
1:00:00
but he's still a long way from looking like he's an answer for any team.
1:00:04
I mean he'll if a team played him as a starting quarterback,
1:00:07
you'd win some games. But unless you had a incredible cast around him,
1:00:14
it wouldn't be many. And I think Hamilton sort of shows that this year.
1:00:18
Hamilton's got one of the best defenses in the league.
1:00:20
Hamilton's got a good
1:00:22
Yes.
1:00:23
O line. Hamilton's got fantastic receivers.
1:00:27
And they've had pretty good special teams work this year.
1:00:30
Their center
1:00:31
is not snapping the ball wonky anymore.
1:00:34
Yeah. Well maybe they'll go
1:00:35
back to that 'cause I Szeman who has been playing center for them is
1:00:39
was out again and he's I don't know,
1:00:41
so it may be Dobson back in who likes to Yeah.
1:00:44
He has a he has a he has a
1:00:44
throw like this like it's an adventure.
1:00:47
radius for his snaps. You know,
1:00:49
it's there's this bucket if I get it somewhere
1:00:51
portray.
1:00:52
in this area here. Yeah, it's ~
1:00:54
Poor Tre honestly.
1:00:59
Yeah.
1:00:59
well.
1:01:01
I think that's all I've got to say there.
1:01:03
No,
1:01:03
that's that was it. That was it.
1:01:05
Okay. Hey. Win number five
1:01:06
But they won.
1:01:07
win number five for Hamilton.
1:01:07
They won!
1:01:09
Yay.
1:01:10
Yeah,
1:01:10
and then the second game o of that Friday evening.
1:01:14
Calgary went into Saskatchewan and won thirty seven thirty one.
1:01:18
Sounds like a heck of a game. It wasn't.
1:01:21
Saskatchewan put up three touchdowns in garbage time,
1:01:25
I think in the last about five minutes of the game.
1:01:28
I had it's like thirty-four to thirteen with four minutes left in
1:01:31
the fourth for Calgary. Like Yeah.
1:01:31
Yeah. Exactly. And I mean if anything,
1:01:35
Saskatchewan shot themselves 'cause I mentioned before they're they don't seem
1:01:39
to have the confidence now and they're getting desperate in what they do.
1:01:42
And it showed up in this game.
1:01:43
they had to get to within three points of Calgary to make it a tie
1:01:49
in the season series. If they on those last last three touchdowns,
1:01:54
if they'd kick three converts
1:01:57
They would have been at that three point.
1:01:58
And it would have had to go to something else.
1:02:01
But they got panicky and tried to go for extra points and just didn't get it.
1:02:06
Yeah, they the Calgary outplayed them on all three phases.
1:02:09
Saskatchewan started with a nice stop on defense.
1:02:12
I think they gave Calgary one first down and then got a good punt,
1:02:15
but for some reason they had Quinley Connolly in there.
1:02:18
Quinlan Connolly? I can't remember first name.
1:02:21
Anyway. I'm told he's never returned punts before and
1:02:25
He muffed it, gave the ball back to Calgary,
1:02:27
which they took in for a touchdown,
1:02:29
and the the game was largely over there.
1:02:31
But you had
1:02:31
I'm sorry,
1:02:32
never returned punts be surely there was one other person on that roster that
1:02:37
had done punt returns or something in college.
1:02:39
You mean like Daniel Weeb, who did it for them earlier in the year
1:02:42
and did pretty damn good?
1:02:44
Yeah. Who's your special teams coordinator?
1:02:47
And so you do that? You have a you miss two field goals.
1:02:50
So your special teams aren't doing much for you at all.
1:02:54
They did at least they held McAllister in in check fairly well on their coverage,
1:02:58
but that was it. Your defense is letting
1:03:00
Running game.
1:03:01
Yeah.
1:03:02
It was bad running game for both teams.
1:03:04
Both teams no there was no runs happening.
1:03:04
Like, yeah.
1:03:04
it was which is Yeah.
1:03:06
No.
1:03:06
Yeah.
1:03:07
Which is not necessarily surprising given the defenses that you're looking at there.
1:03:12
But on the defense for again, Calgary played good and solid.
1:03:16
It wasn't spectacular, but it was a good solid game.
1:03:19
Only gave up points once it was obvious they could.
1:03:22
And Saskatchewan
1:03:23
got busted in coverage. Bell gave the rookie at the the cornerback gave
1:03:28
up another deep pass, got beat on it,
1:03:30
And the offense, I'm I'm gonna go out here with some wild ass speculation 'cause
1:03:36
I haven't heard anybody say this yet now,
1:03:37
but like I said, I'm trying to to pay more attention to what I'm actually seeing.
1:03:41
And I'm not saying this is an excuse,
1:03:43
it's just as in a question. I'm wondering if there's something going
1:03:46
on with Harris's throwing arm or shoulder.
1:03:50
Because yeah, he's throwing the outs and like a a wide side out is
1:03:54
a forty yard pass. But I haven't seen tell me if I'm wrong,
1:03:58
if you guys remember, I it's in at least three games that I haven't
1:04:01
s don't recall seeing a pass downfield more than twenty five,
1:04:05
thirty yards at the maximum. So is it that teams know he just can't load
1:04:10
it up and go deep 'cause they defenses do seem to be playing really tight
1:04:14
on the Saskatchewan receivers.
1:04:17
in their defense, some of their top receivers who are usually good
1:04:21
for those long catches have been injured or are back from injury.
1:04:24
Yeah.
1:04:26
And I know Schaefer Baker like had a good game,
1:04:29
but like I don't know if if you've got a quarterback who maybe isn't certain that
1:04:36
his his guys are gonna catch for him down
1:04:40
if you're the offensive coordinator,
1:04:41
are you going to run that play if you're not entirely certain like you said,
1:04:46
like if maybe Harris's arm isn't great,
1:04:49
but you also have these banged up receivers who
1:04:51
Yeah. Yeah.
1:04:52
you know, y like let's go for the yards that we know we can get.
1:04:56
the riders only like to grind out drives.
1:04:59
I don't remember them ever throwing deep passes a lot anyway.
1:05:02
if you look earlier
1:05:03
in the season, like up to within a week or two of Labor Day,
1:05:07
they were within the top two or three teams for big plays.
1:05:12
it doesn't seem like it's their MO,
1:05:15
but they go they play the sh the short game,
1:05:18
short game, or what they have done is short game,
1:05:20
short game, short game, and then Harris hits somebody deep.
1:05:22
And they get a a fast touchdown out of that.
1:05:24
Don't forget early in the season they were one of the highest scoring teams
1:05:28
in the league. And that's gone
1:05:30
gone downhill from now. Yes,
1:05:32
This feels so long ago.
1:05:34
I know it is. And what I would say to
1:05:34
Yeah.
1:05:36
MJ2 to you is what you say makes sense about the receivers,
1:05:40
but I would think that even if it's not something you're expecting to complete,
1:05:44
at some point in the first half,
1:05:47
you would send somebody deep and if you had to overthrow it or put it out of bounds,
1:05:52
but just so that the thought is in their heads,
1:05:54
back up or we're gonna hit you on this.
1:05:56
And they don't seem to be doing that.
1:05:58
Yeah.
1:05:59
Yeah. But it's not all on Harris Sorry,
1:06:01
go ahead. Yep.
1:06:03
well I just wanna prop up the Stampeders a little bit.
1:06:06
~ Alford got a touchdown pass.
1:06:08
I fielded many texts from relatives for the Moose is loose,
1:06:09
Yes, he did. Very nice. ~
1:06:14
so
1:06:15
that was fun. that was a really nice pass and catch and run
1:06:18
Yes.
1:06:18
from them. That was VA like the I just really have a note saying like the
1:06:22
V the VA vibes are back.
1:06:24
Yeah. Yeah.
1:06:24
Yes.
1:06:25
Like he looks
1:06:25
like he is having fun out there and he's got such a good receiving core.
1:06:30
yeah, it's just a joy. It was a it was a lot of fun to watch him.
1:06:34
It's fun to watch him when he's playing really well.
1:06:37
When he's on it, yes.
1:06:37
~ Shik
1:06:38
yeah, Shakette had a hurdle.
1:06:40
Mm.
1:06:41
Yeah.
1:06:42
I was like, that was fun. That was fun.
1:06:44
and well the I have two more points.
1:06:46
One is not football rated. I'll do my football-related one first.
1:06:48
~ I just said like this end like so fitting that this game ended with Hutching
1:06:52
sacking Harris on the very last play.
1:06:54
Like that just kind of summed the game up,
1:06:55
Yep. So that pretty much does,
1:06:57
and I was like, ~
1:06:58
yes.
1:06:59
Yeah. they had an electric powwow at halftime.
1:07:03
Did you see videos of this?
1:07:05
I missed that.
1:07:06
It's so amazing. So it was all like dark with like lights and then it
1:07:10
was like black like black all the ~ dancers came out and all their regalia
1:07:14
is like ~ black light lit them so it's all glowing and they had like live
1:07:19
DJs and it would look it was incredible.
1:07:22
I want that as my halftime show.
1:07:26
Yeah, can we vote on that?
1:07:26
It was amazing.
1:07:28
Anyway, good job, Regina. That ~ they worked with some local ~ indigenous artists
1:07:33
to make logos for the powwow and different things and it just all together
1:07:38
it just just hats off. It was beautiful and a lot of fun.
1:07:42
Great to see. Yeah.
1:07:44
Yeah.
1:07:45
Yes. Yeah. And and you're right,
1:07:48
I agree. VA was spectacular again,
1:07:51
as he can be. And I think it's until we see different,
1:07:56
it's not unfair to say that VA is a streaky quarterback.
1:08:02
I think that's true. But his streaks aren't
1:08:07
always one or two games. He can go on a heater.
1:08:09
And like I said, he's had two good games.
1:08:11
He needs four more. That's entirely doable.
1:08:14
I think a lot of this year
1:08:15
was also because of that head injury he had.
1:08:18
Yeah.
1:08:19
Well yeah, and the thing is in the past there have been other injuries that have
1:08:22
maybe slowed him down too So there may be good reasons for it,
1:08:25
but just going on what we've seen of him over several years there very sad.
1:08:28
Yeah. I hope he he g if
1:08:31
anyone in this league deserves it,
1:08:33
I hope he goes on a tear.
1:08:35
Yeah.
1:08:35
But I think like you said, old man,
1:08:37
it's the full the stamps are showing up ever like defense,
1:08:41
special teams, or maybe it was MJ.
1:08:43
like if you're looking at penalty,
1:08:45
like Calgary I think was the most penalized,
1:08:48
if not like close to, but they only had four penalties that game.
1:08:53
Yeah, thirty yards.
1:08:54
So so I mean, like they have
1:08:58
Like good on the leadership in that locker room because they have their eyes set on,
1:09:02
we need to win these games and how are we going to win these games?
1:09:05
Well, part of that is we don't give away field position.
1:09:09
and so good on the stamps because I feel like that was a full performance.
1:09:14
It was
1:09:14
So that game
1:09:15
the
1:09:15
in Calgary against Red Blacks was a TSN turning point.
1:09:18
maybe it was. It could be. 'Cause
1:09:18
Yes.
1:09:20
'cause really again, my what I feel like watching Calgary when they play,
1:09:25
the big difference between good wins and losses really does come down to VA.
1:09:32
their defense is middle of the pack.
1:09:35
that's not a that's not a slam on them.
1:09:37
That's certainly good enough to win.
1:09:40
if he can put up a lot of points.
1:09:41
And if he puts up a starts putting up points,
1:09:43
the defense, the whole team feeds on it.
1:09:45
When he's
1:09:46
Yeah.
1:09:47
off, you can see that it's harder for them to to rally behind it.
1:09:51
But no, I I think he's great. And yeah,
1:09:52
to your point, again 30 yards for you I think,
1:09:55
like you said, four penalties.
1:09:56
Whereas the Riders had I think close to seventy penalties or seventy yards
1:10:00
and on a bunch of penalties
1:10:01
Yeah.
1:10:02
with it. Yeah, Dell Duncan Busby dropping and a pass for a touchdown.
1:10:08
Which, you know, again, in the ebb and flow of the
1:10:10
Those little things.
1:10:11
game, how it goes, those things make a big difference.
1:10:13
No, that as long as they're doing stuff like that,
1:10:16
they're they're not a a team that that's gonna go any distance.
1:10:22
Yeah. Again, like we we talked before about teams on paper versus on
1:10:26
the field and how
1:10:26
Yeah. Yeah.
1:10:28
that that changes, right? Like you've got everything you need almost
1:10:32
and it's just yeah, those those mistakes or those penalties or those drops
1:10:38
or that momentum changes everything.
1:10:41
And I feel like the riders, for whatever reason
1:10:44
I don't know if it's lack of belief in themselves,
1:10:46
but like yeah, to come so close and Yeah.
1:10:49
Something's changed. And yeah,
1:10:51
Yeah.
1:10:52
Vibes are off.
1:10:53
and
1:10:54
whether it's a a physical change with some of the players with
1:10:57
the injuries and stuff, or whether it's something that somehow that locker room just
1:11:01
doesn't have the cohesion 'cause everybody was raving about how tight they were last
1:11:06
year. And I'm not hearing that so much this year,
1:11:08
so who knows?
1:11:09
They've had a tough
1:11:11
tough go though, like losing a player and and how that happened.
1:11:15
And I think that has to play into it.
1:11:17
And I know a lot a lot of people are talking about that and maybe don't want
1:11:20
to and it is none of my business,
1:11:22
but I think that does change and affect a a lot in that locker room too.
1:11:27
And they're they've also they've seemed to have gone from an attitude last year
1:11:33
of okay, well if we have to lose a few a game here or there,
1:11:36
we'll do it and we still are gonna put things together.
1:11:39
Whereas this year it feels like there's a lot more desperation in them.
1:11:43
I mean they put Emlis back as a punt returner when I think it was Lecture
1:11:47
got hurt and that game he ends up getting injured and then they bring
1:11:50
him back too early.
1:11:52
trying to to get some some spark in a game and he gets injured again
1:11:56
and the Conley decision at punt returns,
1:11:58
it just doesn't feel like they're making solid decisions.
1:12:01
It feels like they're pushing hard to try and find a win.
1:12:02
They if
1:12:05
it's I think there's a lot of pressure on them to go back to back.
1:12:09
championships and I think when they almost are making not not to compare,
1:12:13
but Ottawa's making desperation plays and they start to get a bit silly
1:12:17
and this is almost like the same thing where you're making desperate decisions
1:12:21
because you're so stressed and worried but then you're putting people yeah,
1:12:26
you're not making logical decisions anymore.
1:12:28
You're making desperate ones. And I don't then they didn't need to.
1:12:32
That's the annoying thing is that they didn't need to.
1:12:36
But they that they're treating it like that,
1:12:38
I feel
1:12:38
Yeah.
1:12:38
Yeah.
1:12:38
Yeah, I
1:12:39
do feel like the the coaching decisions are have not been near as solid this year.
1:12:43
But that doesn't take anything away from Calgary,
1:12:46
'cause like you said, VA had a hell of a game.
1:12:48
The
1:12:49
Maybe
1:12:50
they underestimated Calgary a little too,
1:12:52
right? Like
1:12:53
Yeah.
1:12:53
maybe they did. Maybe they thought,
1:12:54
this is an easy one and we were more worried about Montreal and Edmonton.
1:12:58
Who knows?
1:12:59
Yeah.
1:12:59
But for whatever reason they they did not look good.
1:13:02
And, you know, the other Philpot,
1:13:04
Jalen, had a heck of a game. He had at least one touchdown.
1:13:07
I don't know if he had more than that or not,
1:13:09
but made some very nice catches and just they were utilizing
1:13:10
Yeah, we did.
1:13:12
everybody. They had Trayvon Jones get a I think two touchdowns out of that game
1:13:18
or at least one long pass and one touchdown.
1:13:19
So they were
1:13:21
They were playing well. And if they keep that up,
1:13:25
who knows where where the playoffs go this year.
1:13:29
it's getting interesting as we see stuff here.
1:13:32
Yes. Who's
1:13:33
Yeah.
1:13:33
Yes.
1:13:34
got the vibes? Who's got the the flow of momentum?
1:13:36
Yeah. Yes.
1:13:38
Yeah.
1:13:38
Yeah.
1:13:39
And it looked like and I get me I guess you can still make the argument they won,
1:13:45
so maybe the the hottest team in the CFL is still the Lions.
1:13:48
But they were going against a Toronto team without Chad Kelly.
1:13:53
which is a different team considerably and with Nick Arbuckle in there
1:13:58
and they they won twenty four seventeen.
1:14:01
But they threw a
1:14:04
Arbuckle threw an interception with under three minutes to go to get
1:14:09
BC the ball back. They went two and out and Toronto marched down again
1:14:13
and had it on the one yard line and got stuffed on third and goal at the one.
1:14:17
So not a dominant performance by BC.
1:14:20
Bourke had two hundred
1:14:21
No.
1:14:22
and fifty four yards. He was under fifty percent in passing.
1:14:25
He was fifteen for thirty two.
1:14:27
And he was getting drops
1:14:28
And
1:14:29
again.
1:14:30
Yeah, and I was gonna say like he was he was the one who rushed for
1:14:34
the most yards again this game.
1:14:35
Yeah. Yeah. The only good thing
1:14:35
So not great.
1:14:38
sort of with within the the game for them on on offense really yeah.
1:14:41
I've said in the past, you know,
1:14:43
I again I I do think B C I have been underrating and I haven't given the credit,
1:14:48
but I've said in the past where they've had troubles is when their defense gets
1:14:51
busted and that didn't really happen in this game.
1:14:54
They they held up fairly well,
1:14:56
but every defense should well,
1:14:58
apparently Toronto didn't, but most defenses will give up a touchdown or two.
1:15:02
So you you're gonna have that.
1:15:03
But they also what's held them back has been their special teams,
1:15:06
especially their returns, which weren't great in this game.
1:15:09
And their their offense was just getting too many drops.
1:15:13
It was a combination of Nathan not being
1:15:17
either accurate or not reading right and when the b got the ball
1:15:19
to the receivers they were dropping too many.
1:15:21
For th three or four games they did away with that.
1:15:24
And then it just seemed to come back in this game.
1:15:26
am I wrong? Is that
1:15:28
Toronto defense has been playing well though.
1:15:30
They have yeah,
1:15:31
I'm not taking anything away from that.
1:15:32
But there were also I thought there were also drops that yeah.
1:15:34
This is kinda how beasts but
1:15:36
I mean I mean at the end of the day,
1:15:38
a win is a win. And you're right,
1:15:40
they didn't play great, but they played better.
1:15:42
And
1:15:42
Yeah.
1:15:43
you don't need you don't need field touchdowns to win.
1:15:46
No you got Sean White.
1:15:47
Apparently not. At least yeah.
1:15:50
They they have the most satisfying score line.
1:15:50
Or or Vincent Blanchard. Yeah.
1:15:52
He had they have they have six points each quarter.
1:15:55
It's just sixes across the board.
1:15:57
Yeah. Yep. If
1:15:58
So two
1:15:59
field goals a quarter wins you a game in Toronto.
1:16:01
Yes. And if i
1:16:02
~
1:16:03
If
1:16:03
we're
1:16:03
if tr
1:16:04
so I was just gonna say and if Toronto had punched in that touchdown at
1:16:07
the end of the game, maybe he would have a new record for field goals with
1:16:11
the overtimes.
1:16:12
Okay, so this
1:16:13
is my thing. This is my thing.
1:16:15
I think Sean should have the CFL record because he kicked 8 for
1:16:19
8 in regulation time. And there should be a little a not to take away from Vincent
1:16:24
Blanchard, but that those two of those were in overtime.
1:16:27
And I think there should be a little asterisk.
1:16:29
So in my heart, Sean White has the CFL record.
1:16:32
You're one of these
1:16:33
people that says that that saying Horovath's new touchdown record won't count too,
1:16:37
right? I figure Yeah.
1:16:38
I am the one of those people that says that yes.
1:16:41
But he's not playing he's not
1:16:43
punching anything in lately either,
1:16:45
so you know.
1:16:45
No, that's true.
1:16:46
It's been a couple of games. So,
1:16:48
yeah.
1:16:49
~
1:16:49
what else happened? ~ Polk had a really nice one-hand grab touchdown.
1:16:53
That was that was beautiful. He's he's such a Yeah.
1:16:54
That was very pretty behind ~ and yeah.
1:16:58
Mattel had a sideline temper tantrum.
1:17:01
He was screaming at Mike Miller and like
1:17:02
Yes. With Miller.
1:17:06
So I was like, that's interesting because well,
1:17:06
It's the throw the way.
1:17:08
nope, because Kenny Lawler had a freak out the week before on the sideline.
1:17:13
And I was like, interesting that another receiver who doesn't think they're getting
1:17:16
the ball thrown them enough is having a full-on temper tantrum on the sideline.
1:17:21
And I can't remember s it's been a long time since I've seen this many people having
1:17:25
sideline meltdowns. Like
1:17:27
Yeah.
1:17:28
Yeah, well hey.
1:17:29
Thanks T
1:17:29
S N for
1:17:30
Like Mattel,
1:17:31
Chad Kelly was trying to calm Mattel down.
1:17:33
And I'm like, if Chad
1:17:33
Yeah, try to
1:17:33
Kelly is the is the one trying to calm you down,
1:17:35
I I think we have problems.
1:17:37
I ha I had that mark down too.
1:17:39
When when ch when Kelly is your mediator,
1:17:42
is your voice of reason.
1:17:43
Yeah.
1:17:45
~
1:17:46
But I think that the Argos are in that,
1:17:48
like I mean, now that they've got their place,
1:17:51
but like they seem to be not playing desperate,
1:17:55
but like they seem to be playing emotional football.
1:17:57
~
1:17:58
Yeah.
1:17:59
but I think that that's part of what makes them either great,
1:18:02
like Kelly, right? Like he's an emotional player.
1:18:06
And I don't know, like I feel like that's part of Toronto's what what makes them
1:18:12
Fiery is that they rely ~ sometimes on that.
1:18:15
But yeah, if if Kelly is the one that's talking you down,
1:18:19
maybe it's gone too far.
1:18:21
it seems like it's part of Toronto culture 'cause if you remember four
1:18:25
or five years ago Speedy B was doing this on the sidelines.
1:18:28
And then we've seen it with Kelly and we saw it a couple of years
1:18:31
ago with with Dinwiddie chasing his O linemen along the bench screaming
1:18:36
at the top of his lungs while they ignored him,
1:18:38
Yeah. I don't know.
1:18:39
Yeah.
1:18:40
They ~ they don't have to like each other to play together,
1:18:43
apparently.
1:18:45
Yeah. But then
1:18:46
BC,
1:18:47
BC, yeah. They they got out of there with a win they shouldn't have had.
1:18:51
Yes.
1:18:51
And
1:18:51
that's what I was gonna say, like BC probably should not have won that game,
1:18:56
but at this time of year, like you said with the elks,
1:19:00
like determined to win, need those points,
1:19:02
Yeah. And yeah.
1:19:03
came out with the points. So good on
1:19:05
They don't ask how.
1:19:06
BC. They made it happen even if Rourke didn't look great or the
1:19:10
Didn't have his greatest game yet.
1:19:11
Yep. That that
1:19:11
res for whatever reason Rourke
1:19:12
wasn't connecting.
1:19:13
BC line defense, that goal line stuff,
1:19:16
they stuffed him twice. And that was
1:19:17
No. Yep. That was impressive. And yeah.
1:19:21
basically the TSN turning point of that game.
1:19:23
Like Right at the end.
1:19:23
Yeah, yeah, right at the end. ~ And
1:19:27
and yeah, and I know I it's cliche,
1:19:29
but yeah, they don't ask how, they ask how many.
1:19:31
And that's
1:19:32
Yep.
1:19:32
what matters. And they made enough good plays.
1:19:35
They didn't get it into the end zone,
1:19:36
but they got it down into field goal range eight times.
1:19:38
There was a I don't know that you can call it a skill interception as much
1:19:44
as just a pure nice reaction and athletic
1:19:47
Capability from De Dante Williams where he came in on a blitz,
1:19:51
batted the ball up in the air,
1:19:52
and then turned around and found it somehow for the interception,
1:19:55
which you don't often see. Nice play there.
1:19:59
Any anything else we need to talk?
1:19:59
Dexterity. But again, like BC defense held Grant.
1:20:02
~ yeah. Yeah.
1:20:04
Yeah, and
1:20:04
and even especially special teams,
1:20:06
because he's an explosive player.
1:20:08
~
1:20:09
Yeah.
1:20:10
and there weren't a lot of those this weekend.
1:20:12
Like I know we talked about Ottawa already,
1:20:14
but Pimpleton really didn't do much.
1:20:15
But like Grant had nothing. So whatever BC did to prepare for special teams
1:20:22
to take him down worked. So well done,
1:20:24
Yeah. Yes they did. Yeah.
1:20:26
special teams BC on that.
1:20:28
Yeah. Across the country, travel that distance,
1:20:32
play a relatively early game,
1:20:35
they did enough to win. And that's that's what it takes.
1:20:39
But it does sort of show again where when I'm trying to pick who I think
1:20:44
is in the best shape to get out of the West right now,
1:20:47
every time I wanna say B C looks like they've
1:20:51
They've caught it and and are gonna be the ones there's a stumble like this,
1:20:55
you know.
1:20:56
Is
1:20:57
it a s what that w you're pulling out a gritty win though.
1:20:59
That's all you need to do.
1:20:59
Yeah. Yeah,
1:21:01
yeah, exactly. And I mean Edmonton went into Toronto and lost.
1:21:05
They didn't pull off the win. So there's that too.
1:21:07
But it just yeah, it's there's a lot of good teams in the West right now.
1:21:14
But yeah, yeah, but but yeah,
1:21:14
Yeah, and they're not infallible.
1:21:14
that just shows the parody of the league in a lot of ways.
1:21:19
and I guess yeah, 'cause I was gonna say,
1:21:21
but they're not doing what Montreal's done.
1:21:22
But Montreal stumbled a few times too,
1:21:24
so yeah, maybe I'm just expecting
1:21:24
Yeah. Yeah.
1:21:25
too much out of people. Speaking of Montreal that last game
1:21:28
But there's still no powerhouse.
1:21:29
Yeah.
1:21:30
Yeah. Yeah, that's true.
1:21:30
Yeah, there's no powerhouse this year,
1:21:31
really. I mean
1:21:32
anybody can beat up just about anybody,
1:21:35
well, almost. ~
1:21:36
Except for one.
1:21:37
yeah. Yeah.
1:21:37
Ottawa. We're glad you're here.
1:21:41
And then the
1:21:41
Someone
1:21:41
has to be last.
1:21:43
Yeah.
1:21:43
Yeah. But do they have to do it that well?
1:21:47
I don't know. Anyway, the last game I don't have a lot of notes on this.
1:21:52
Winnipeg ten at Montreal thirty seven.
1:21:56
I said the Winnipeg or Montreal's one mistake might have been when they turned
1:22:02
the ball over on downs on a third and a yard and a half.
1:22:05
But other than that, nothing they even had a convert hit the goalpost and bounce in.
1:22:11
So they just could do no wrong and
1:22:13
Everything's going
1:22:14
their way.
1:22:15
Yeah, and Davis
1:22:16
was doing what he does and Tyson was doing what he does and the other receivers
1:22:19
and Rohan Jones, like I said, gets himself a touchdown just 'cause
1:22:23
~ we need somebody else out of all of these to go to.
1:22:27
A fun game, but
1:22:27
Like was that his first game? I don't think
1:22:29
it was his first game, but it was his first touchdown of the season.
1:22:32
It was his first touchdown, yeah.
1:22:32
Yeah. Yeah. He's played about three
1:22:32
Yeah.
1:22:34
games I don't think he's had a touchdown before.
1:22:36
Yeah, he had a nice long pass before,
1:22:38
but and they used him on on kick returns and he did one that wasn't bad.
1:22:42
But yeah, this was the first touchdown and I mean that was such
1:22:45
a well designed play. I could probably have gotten into the end zone
1:22:48
and caught that ball. But
1:22:50
But
1:22:50
what a way to start the game like Philpott for a long throw.
1:22:54
Yep. Yep. Yeah.
1:22:55
Like, well done Montreal. Thank you.
1:22:57
Leaving no doubt
1:22:58
So
1:22:58
of how what we're doing.
1:23:00
I thought but but Winnipeg answered back with Wilson on that
1:23:02
Yeah. Yeah.
1:23:04
deep pass. So I was like, ho okay,
1:23:06
great, perfect. But then I was like,
1:23:08
Winnipeg did they what they did in Toronto.
1:23:09
Okay, guys, they scored fourteen points in the first no,
1:23:13
ten points in the first. They didn't score the rest of the game.
1:23:15
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
1:23:16
Not a single point. Like w
1:23:18
And
1:23:21
and really that that
1:23:21
The Als had over forty minutes of possession.
1:23:24
yeah. Yeah, close
1:23:25
Brady had
1:23:25
forty four yards rushing and he didn't even have a pass out of the backfield.
1:23:30
Like I said, that's what's happening this year.
1:23:32
The nobody's using their running backs on in the flats.
1:23:35
Everybody's going to the the wide receiver screens or fullbacks out in the flats.
1:23:39
Anyway, but yeah, no, and they tried to run Brady.
1:23:42
They couldn't.
1:23:43
You know, it's ~
1:23:44
But
1:23:44
But you didn't even like they hardly threw to anyone.
1:23:48
Like White had four targets, like Wilson six,
1:23:51
Neil two, Singer two. That's it.
1:23:54
That's it.
1:23:54
Yeah, 'cause they couldn't stay
1:23:56
on the field. Just yeah.
1:23:57
'Cause I I was
1:23:58
curious. So I was looking at like the the first down stats 'cause I was like,
1:24:03
not a lot. the bombers only had six first downs the entire game.
1:24:08
I don't know how you ever gonna get in field goal range or in touchdown range
1:24:13
if you only have six winnipeg
1:24:14
You know, I
1:24:15
think the Aloettes are the most petty team in the CFL.
1:24:19
And you just know that they were so mad that the bombers came in there
1:24:24
a little while ago and like beat them up.
1:24:26
And you could tell that this was a like this was personal.
1:24:30
Like
1:24:32
and I took that personally. You did.
1:24:34
And you just like stomped on this team
1:24:34
Yeah. yeah.
1:24:37
and made them cry. It should have been like sixty to ten,
1:24:39
really. Like they let off the gas in the fourth.
1:24:42
They were like, Okay, well
1:24:44
Yeah.
1:24:44
we're only gonna score six points this
1:24:46
quarter, like
1:24:48
Scott ran well for Montreal. I'll give you that.
1:24:50
Yeah.
1:24:50
I
1:24:51
I did listen I I've said before,
1:24:53
I try not to listen to any of the other podcasts until ours are done.
1:24:56
But I was a bit bored yesterday and I so I listened to the three down
1:25:01
one and I think it was J C. Abbott who pointed out in there that yeah,
1:25:04
Winnipeg had more penalties than first downs.
1:25:07
Yes, they had eleven penalties.
1:25:07
my god.
1:25:09
So
1:25:10
you're giving up a hundred and like that's a football field's worth if
1:25:13
we count that against them, I wonder how many yards they had total
1:25:17
and then minus their penalties.
1:25:19
I mean
1:25:19
Like the
1:25:20
Winnipeg Blue Bombers are so lucky that football counts down and eventually
1:25:24
the game will be over. 'Cause if this was baseball,
1:25:26
you need to get three outs and inning.
1:25:27
That game would never have ended,
1:25:27
Yeah. Yeah, and they and they weren't.
1:25:29
Yeah. Yeah.
1:25:32
ever. Like Lucky
1:25:34
for you, the clock keeps ticking down.
1:25:36
Yes. Yeah. Eventually
1:25:37
the other team would have got tired and and taken some outs just to
1:25:40
get it done with, but
1:25:41
Yeah.
1:25:41
All the position players start pitching and like
1:25:42
Yeah. Yes.
1:25:45
But I think Montreal's sending out notice to everyone else.
1:25:48
Like, we are undefeated
1:25:49
Yeah.
1:25:49
at home. you come here, prepare
1:25:50
Yeah. Yeah.
1:25:53
to be dominated, you're gonna we're gonna humiliate you.
1:25:54
I
1:25:56
I think that a lot of people are like they're gonna take their foot off
1:25:58
the gas and I'm like I don't think this
1:25:59
Mm.
1:26:00
team's taking their foot off because they they are very motivated by like they wanna
1:26:04
get Tyson Philpot like they want him to beat Alan Pitt's record.
1:26:08
I think they really are wanna they're very petty.
1:26:11
They have like bulletin board material like for days on end and I think that they're
1:26:17
the especially how they played last year and with Alexander being hurt,
1:26:20
I think that they're really like just it's gonna be full f watch out other teams.
1:26:24
Yeah.
1:26:25
also
1:26:25
like Alexander don't run. You didn't need to run in this game.
1:26:28
You were running and you s you scared me a lot.
1:26:31
Yeah. Yeah, but his his
1:26:32
a hamstring and his ankle or his lower leg didn't look bad,
1:26:35
so maybe that's a good thing. Maybe the the bye was enough.
1:26:38
Honestly, every time he every time he runs,
1:26:39
Yeah.
1:26:39
I hold my breath.
1:26:41
And I'm not even a huge Alouettes like I'm just like,
1:26:43
my god, don't do it. Like
1:26:44
Yeah. You you and
1:26:46
about depending on on the ~ how many are are people are watching on the on
1:26:51
the R D S, the French side, you and about probably six hundred thousand people every
1:26:56
time you runs
1:26:56
Then and like especially in a game like this,
1:26:58
I'm like, y sir, no. Like you are they have you have they have not scored since
1:27:02
the first. Like you you don't need to be running for first downs.
1:27:05
Like I appreciate the like hustle,
1:27:08
but you don't don't do it.
1:27:10
And I know I talk about Moss all the time.
1:27:12
And but I just think there is something special about you're right,
1:27:17
like the pettiness, the making it personal.
1:27:20
Like this is whatever Jason Moss is doing is working.
1:27:24
he runs a good football team and he knows how to get the best out of
1:27:27
his players and give them the space to do that too.
1:27:31
Yeah.
1:27:32
So I don't know. I think if I was playing for a coach,
1:27:36
I would want to play for Jason Moss.
1:27:37
He does a lot of the fun things,
1:27:39
but he I think also has like really high standards.
1:27:43
Like the Als only had three penalties.
1:27:44
Like if we're looking at penalties.
1:27:46
Right, like so this is a disciplined team that shows up for each other
1:27:49
and then you think this is such a fun team to be a part of.
1:27:53
And I don't know unless something
1:27:58
strange happens, I don't see how they're not in the Great Cup.
1:28:02
Yeah.
1:28:02
They were also
1:28:02
talking about how like Alexander's like best friends with everyone on the team.
1:28:06
Like the defense, he's like buddies with all the defensive players,
1:28:09
and he he talks to everyone on the team and he checks in with everyone
1:28:13
on the team in the off season.
1:28:14
And like that is how you it's like building a community,
1:28:17
right? Like they have built a community and they all
1:28:17
Yes.
1:28:17
Yep. Build a family, yep.
1:28:20
rally no matter what position they're playing on that field.
1:28:23
And it
1:28:23
Yes. Yeah.
1:28:24
And it shows
1:28:25
shows.
1:28:26
And and I and I agree with you that the team probably really wants Tyson
1:28:31
to get that record. I don't know with the coaching staff,
1:28:36
'cause honestly, as much as I want to see good football and everything,
1:28:39
if I'm a a Montreal coach, how much am I putting Philpot out there
1:28:43
for the next three weeks when you've had such a fantastic season.
1:28:48
You know, what happens if you play him in I think the final game
1:28:53
is against Toronto and so you you play him full out to send a message
1:28:57
and he gets hurt. So I don't I hope
1:28:59
do you play
1:29:00
scared though? I don't think you can play scared when you play football though.
1:29:02
I ~
1:29:04
not not the player. The player can't play scared,
1:29:07
but I can see a coach.
1:29:08
think d what I don't know what do you think of do you think Jason's gonna like
1:29:12
sit Philpot?
1:29:14
Mike Miller would.
1:29:15
Mike Miller.
1:29:16
yeah. Definitely w he would and O'Shea would and and others.
1:29:20
Yeah. Probably pierced. Yeah.
1:29:20
So the question for this is is
1:29:23
he and and the I think there's a good argument to be made for use him half time
1:29:28
in the last three games. Like don't sit him,
1:29:30
but
1:29:32
Get some of your other people out there ~ the last thing I'd do is
1:29:35
sit right out completely, or if you're going to okay,
1:29:37
They could put Crumb in for the last three games and sit Alexander
1:29:37
sit right but Yeah. Yeah.
1:29:43
and like they they've clinched the East Final.
1:29:44
Yeah, exactly. So so
1:29:45
They don't need
1:29:46
to do anything, but I think they're going to because that's just how this team
1:29:50
is built.
1:29:51
I don't disagree with that. That it's hard to predict that vibe but
1:29:54
but what I'm saying is I would put Tyson in,
1:29:56
but I'd play him every second or third series.
1:29:59
Just to limit the the the chances that are there.
1:30:02
And then if you get in a game that's close and you need him more,
1:30:05
well maybe you play him some more.
1:30:06
But but that's me. I could easily be wrong I am nowhere near the coach that Jason
1:30:12
Maas is, so we'll let them make those decisions.
1:30:14
It's gonna be interesting to see.
1:30:16
Sorry, I'm pontificating again here,
1:30:17
but I'll try and get this over quick.
1:30:19
I don't care how you look at it.
1:30:20
I don't think you can say, Okay,
1:30:22
we're gonna take our really important players out for three games because
1:30:26
we don't need them now. I think you I think you maybe,
1:30:30
if you're worried about doing stuff,
1:30:33
you maybe in the next two games,
1:30:35
give one start to Alexander and one start to Crumb.
1:30:41
And then in the last game you play Alexander for the first quarter and
1:30:45
and then put Crumb in and maybe the same sort of thing like that.
1:30:49
Or you do what MJ's saying. You say,
1:30:51
Screw it, we're gonna go beat some teams and
1:30:55
There's something to crumb being in because remember thinking of Dinwiddy,
1:30:59
remember his Grey Cup appearance?
1:31:01
there's something to having reps for your backup.
1:31:04
~ yeah.
1:31:04
That's true.
1:31:04
Yep. Yep.
1:31:07
I don't th I betcha they play Alexander.
1:31:09
If they have home games, I think Alexander's playing,
1:31:11
but maybe away games they might play
1:31:13
Chrome.
1:31:13
Well that might make some sense 'cause I they're in Montreal this week
1:31:16
on on ~ Thanksgiving. And then they're in
1:31:16
Yeah. Yep, Saskatchewan comes in.
1:31:17
Yeah.
1:31:19
Yeah.
1:31:19
to s in Saskatchewan. So yeah,
1:31:20
~ speaking
1:31:21
maybe
1:31:21
of like petty, petty, petty Alouettes you just know that they're gonna play their
1:31:27
full roster because they want they're gonna yeah.
1:31:30
This is bulletin board material.
1:31:30
Yeah. They'll pl Yeah. They'll
1:31:33
they'll play their full roster in one of those games and probably at home.
1:31:38
is what I'm thinking. But yeah,
1:31:40
with it there. So who knows? I th like you s we said,
1:31:44
we know they're in first place and we know they're awful hard to beat at home.
1:31:48
Sorry, Saskatchewan.
1:31:50
Yeah. Well, at this point I'm not frankly,
1:31:53
a Saskatchewan fan, I'm always gonna have hope.
1:31:55
I've seen too much of them not necessarily winning great cups,
1:31:58
but winning games they shouldn't and things like that.
1:32:00
But yeah, realistically looking at it,
1:32:03
I think going into the playoffs right now,
1:32:05
there are f are five teams that have
1:32:11
a legitimate shot at winning a gray cup if things fall their way.
1:32:16
But I don't think the Riders are one of them.
1:32:18
Not unless they turn around a lot of their play.
1:32:21
And we know Hamilton isn't one of them,
1:32:23
sorry. And Ottawa. But, you know,
1:32:25
Yeah.
1:32:26
but
1:32:26
but
1:32:27
Yeah.
1:32:27
other than that, Toronto, if they put things together for a couple of games
1:32:32
at the end in Montreal and then you know,
1:32:35
like you said, they play well at home.
1:32:36
So whoever they cross over, they win that.
1:32:39
If they can beat Montreal, they've got a legitimate shot of whoever they're going
1:32:42
up against in the West. And the same thing out in the West with at least
1:32:45
the top three teams. You know,
1:32:48
with
1:32:48
B C Calgary and Edmonton.
1:32:51
But I'm not I'm not writing the writers off.
1:32:54
I'm just saying they have to there has to be a marked
1:32:57
They got a h long ways to go.
1:32:58
a marked turnaround in the play and how they're handling things.
1:33:02
All right. Anything else talk about there?
1:33:04
Enough love for Montreal, I have to admit.
1:33:07
That's good to see them playing that well and it's just it's fun football to watch.
1:33:11
And they did put a flea flicker in too,
1:33:14
so
1:33:15
so with all this stuff going on,
1:33:17
it's time for another set of MJ's official CFL Outsiders power rankings.
1:33:23
And I'll tell you right now, my most important thing that I'm looking
1:33:27
for is I'm waiting to see who you have in fourth place.
1:33:30
Get ready for everyone to be mad at me.
1:33:32
I cannot wait.
1:33:33
Yeah. People
1:33:35
have been nice to you actually on most of the comments that we've had.
1:33:38
They're people haven't been complaining lately.
1:33:39
Well, we'll see. We'll
1:33:42
we'll see if maybe everyone else is like accepting the reality
1:33:45
of their team's situation.
1:33:47
Yeah.
1:33:49
Alright, so number one is the Alouettes.
1:33:52
Number two is the Lions. Elks are on the by,
1:33:55
so they stay at number three. Number four is the Argos.
1:34:00
Cause, yeah. Five is the Stampeders.
1:34:03
Six is the Riders. Seven is the Tycats.
1:34:07
Eight is the Bombers. And nine is the Red Blacks.
1:34:11
Hm.
1:34:12
That sounds a just about right.
1:34:15
I that's the first time the Thai cats have like moved ~ I know,
1:34:19
no, we were higher earlier this year.
1:34:20
Yeah. yeah. Week one and two we had.
1:34:21
It's been a long
1:34:22
but it's been a while that we've been
1:34:23
Yes. Yes. It's been
1:34:24
time since I've had to move that them on that power ranking list.
1:34:28
For like
1:34:30
weeks at a time it was like Calgary,
1:34:32
Hamilton, Ottawa.
1:34:32
Yeah Yeah. Yeah,
1:34:34
it was pretty consistent for Ottawa isn't there too.
1:34:36
But yeah. No, the that's the only thing that I that was the only question
1:34:40
I had for third and fourth. Would it be the the Elk and the or the Argos?
1:34:46
Because the Argos are playing a very really good ball.
1:34:49
But while we don't know about what's going on
1:34:50
I was told
1:34:51
not to move people on a bye when only one team was on the bye.
1:34:54
Yeah, but you're in charge. You don't have to follow any rules.
1:34:55
I mean like no GT's gonna yell at me.
1:35:00
You get to set the rules, my friend.
1:35:02
You're the you're the one in charge,
1:35:04
so you do what you want. But but
1:35:06
Elks No, because you know why?
1:35:07
Because the Argos lost to a team that did not score a touchdown.
1:35:11
Yes.
1:35:11
Yes.
1:35:12
And that's not the reason that I wouldn't do it.
1:35:14
although it it's kind of the same thing.
1:35:16
I wouldn't I would still put them below the elk because we don't know what's going
1:35:20
on with Kelly's hand. And that could could be significant.
1:35:25
So I yeah, I don't disagree with you,
1:35:27
but that that was the only to tell you the truth,
1:35:29
having stepped through them in my own head,
1:35:31
I was pretty much where you were other than those two.
1:35:34
And I was wavering on them. What do you think,
1:35:36
Look at those Ti- cats.
1:35:37
MJ Two, you happy with all that?
1:35:40
Yeah, I mean that makes sense to me.
1:35:42
Calgary is moving up at the right time.
1:35:43
I'm always happy to see Ti- Cat's not near the bottom.
1:35:47
Yes.
1:35:47
But
1:35:47
the bombers are just completely falling apart.
1:35:50
So yeah.
1:35:51
Yeah.
1:35:52
Yeah. Yeah, it should be interesting
1:35:53
Terrible.
1:35:54
this weekend. Yeah. Yeah, they're and he Hamilton just has to get out of
1:35:59
the ~ the season and then next year bring back as many of the people as they
1:36:04
can and get Bo back and maybe there's a light at the
1:36:05
Yes. Yeah.
1:36:07
end of the tunnel and maybe it's not a train.
1:36:09
Who knows? Entirely
1:36:11
Yeah.
1:36:11
possible. So injury reports.
1:36:16
For the games this week. We've got out of the ~ eight teams we've got five reports.
1:36:22
And they're all early, so keep that in mind.
1:36:26
But Edmonton, nobody was did not participate,
1:36:29
nobody of note anyway. There were on all of these there might be some backups
1:36:32
and that, but people that we should know.
1:36:34
Beard on the O line, Fox on the D line,
1:36:37
Cordell Jackson and Robustelli were all limited in practice to start this week.
1:36:43
Jackson's been helping out with the kids flag football on Sundays.
1:36:47
good.
1:36:47
Maybe that's why he's limited.
1:36:49
He's just so tired from
1:36:49
Yeah. He's like so
1:36:51
tired from running around after children all all afternoon.
1:36:53
Believe me. Officiating
1:36:56
or helping with with the with that young crowd.
1:36:58
That is tiring. I've done that.
1:37:00
Yeah ma
1:37:02
yes. Hamilton, ~ Fox from the D line,
1:37:06
Mang, Peters in the back defensive backfield,
1:37:10
Szeman who I mentioned was getting better snaps at center,
1:37:13
and Wheatfall were all did not participate.
1:37:16
So we'll see how many of those make it into the game.
1:37:22
Wheatfall is the with the worry for me,
1:37:24
anyway.
1:37:25
Yeah, that's
1:37:26
a bad one. Well Jamal Peters is a big like that's a big lot.
1:37:30
That's hard, it's tough. Well what happens
1:37:30
Yes. Yeah. Yeah. And Mang takes away some of your scoring zone stuff.
1:37:36
when our O linemen get hurt during the game and Mang's not there to be O linemen?
1:37:40
Yeah, exactly. There's that too.
1:37:41
What then, Ti- Cats?
1:37:42
Yeah. Yes.
1:37:45
Ottawa. Blaylock and Ruffin were limited both from the defensive backfield
1:37:50
and Talala from the D line was did not participate.
1:37:55
BC only Bell from the D line was did not participate.
1:37:58
Cherry on the D line, TJ Lee and Schluger were all limited.
1:38:03
And with Calgary, ~ Williams and and Ashmore from
1:38:09
the O line, and Roscoe and Joseph from the D line were both did not participate.
1:38:15
And then ~ Ajou AJou and
1:38:19
Bell from the O line and Philpot,
1:38:20
we're all limited. So hopefully that's not doesn't mean they lose Philpot this
1:38:25
weekend. That would be a big
1:38:26
Phil Potts probably still in Montre he's out in Montreal,
1:38:29
like celebrating with his family.
1:38:30
Yeah, quite possible.
1:38:33
be fun.
1:38:34
And then Winnipeg, Saskatchewan,
1:38:36
and Montreal, there's no reports for them.
1:38:37
So that takes us to our game predictions.
1:38:43
Who
1:38:43
we'll go first. We'll start with MJ two 'cause she's the furthest top
1:38:48
and left and we'll work our way around maybe.
1:38:50
Edmonton and Hamilton.
1:38:53
~ those Thai cats are moving up,
1:38:54
but ~ I'm picking Edmonton on this one.
1:38:57
yeah. I I think this is a must win for points for Edmonton,
1:39:01
so yep.
1:39:03
And I think I think Edmonton a week ago was going into the bye,
1:39:10
which can be a difficult game to play,
1:39:12
and they were a little bit worn down with stuff,
1:39:16
and they were playing a team that maybe they weren't quite as prepped
1:39:19
for as they should have. I do not think they'll make that same mistake coming
1:39:23
out of a bye. So I'm also taking Edmonton.
1:39:25
How about you, MJ?
1:39:27
I think the Ti- Cats are gonna make it interesting for about like a half.
1:39:30
I think that it'll take the Elks a little while to get going off of the bye.
1:39:35
again the Ti- Cats took them to OT and they are playing better,
1:39:39
but they're not playing Edmonton better,
1:39:41
and I think that the Elks will like kinda wake up in the second half and
1:39:45
put it all together.
1:39:47
Yeah.
1:39:47
Yeah, I don't expect this to be a blowout.
1:39:49
I think
1:39:50
No.
1:39:51
probably a five to ten point game.
1:39:54
We'll see. Okay, so we're we're all on Edmonton there.
1:39:58
Ottawa goes out to BC ready to perform a miracle.
1:40:04
To show that the last 15 weeks have been nothing but a mirage and that they
1:40:10
are a team which
1:40:12
is to be feared. MJ
1:40:14
They would win out on the West Coast on a late game.
1:40:18
They would, wouldn't they? They would just do it We're all so mad and we're like
1:40:20
Yeah. this should
1:40:23
no one's picking them anymore and they're gonna go out to the hardest place to play
1:40:27
and pull out a win and I just but I'm not picking them because I have learned
1:40:30
my lesson.
1:40:31
Yes. MJ two.
1:40:35
I have been on the red blacks train and I have been their supporter
1:40:40
and I am done and I am moving on.
1:40:44
So BC, I look forward to you winning.
1:40:46
~ go Sean White. Yay!
1:40:48
Yeah.
1:40:48
Yes.
1:40:49
Yes. Yes. Another kicker that'll I don't know that he's announced officially,
1:40:54
but he's unofficially announced he's done.
1:40:55
He did well,
1:40:56
unofficially, he said once the new rules came
1:40:57
Did he?
1:40:58
in, he was like, Well, I know my end date.
1:40:58
Yep, exactly.
1:41:00
And he posted that, yeah.
1:41:01
So
1:41:03
So
1:41:04
What a guy.
1:41:04
Yeah, so good for them. And yeah,
1:41:07
I said last week I'm not picking Ottawa again until they win.
1:41:09
That was against Hamilton. I'm certainly not gonna change that rule against BC.
1:41:14
So put me down for the Lions. Yeah,
1:41:15
Now we're all picking the lions,
1:41:16
now the Redlocks are gonna win.
1:41:18
that's
1:41:18
that would be the the best CFL chaos.
1:41:19
That's the most CFL
1:41:21
thing that could possibly happen.
1:41:22
Yeah.
1:41:23
And and not just win but like win by fifteen points or something.
1:41:27
yeah, like
1:41:28
Our
1:41:28
dad would disagree. He would be very angry at this conversation.
1:41:31
I'm sure he would, but
1:41:32
He would. Sorry Dad. What we mean to say is Rourke's gonna have Rourke's gonna
1:41:32
BC's gonna win,
1:41:36
totally fine.
1:41:37
Yeah.
1:41:37
put a clinic on.
1:41:38
Those passes are gonna be clean and crisp.
1:41:40
Threaten things.
1:41:40
But for th for the greater good of
1:41:42
c of chaos, which is what we all love.
1:41:44
I I would love to see it.
1:41:45
Wouldn't it be something?
1:41:46
They put Barnes in for Ottawa and it turns out you know what?
1:41:49
He is the the quarterback of the future.
1:41:52
Four hundred
1:41:52
~
1:41:52
and seventy yards, five touchdowns.
1:41:56
well. Calgary at Winnipeg.
1:41:59
Who wants to go first? I'll let MJ go again.
1:42:03
I suspect Zach might be coming off that six game injured list any second now.
1:42:08
But I don't think it's gonna do anything because the stampeders
1:42:13
are literally stampeding through the CFL
1:42:16
Yes.
1:42:17
right now and I'm gonna pick them.
1:42:18
I think that's probably good. One I I didn't say this during the game,
1:42:21
but I'll it occurs to me now I'll say,
1:42:23
Why the hell was Drew Brown in that fourth quarter for Winnipeg?
1:42:26
You've lost
1:42:27
There's no reason.
1:42:28
already, you know what he can do,
1:42:30
you've got Elgersma there who you're trying to see if he can be
1:42:32
a quarterback for the future,
1:42:33
I looked and Michael Shea is like there for like another two years or something.
1:42:38
Like they just signed him on an extension and I was like,
1:42:40
~ no. This is not good.
1:42:44
I'm
1:42:46
I'm not gonna say that it's impossible that ~ Winnipeg wins this because
1:42:53
all season they have been sort of back and forth and they've had a couple
1:42:56
of good games both at home and away.
1:42:58
if they play as well as they've played once or twice in this season,
1:43:03
they could win it. But
1:43:06
I haven't seen anything lately to make me think that.
1:43:08
So I think the smart money has to be with Calgary and that's where I'm going.
1:43:13
I think, you know, we saw a couple of times where,
1:43:16
Winnipeg came out running and established the run game,
1:43:20
and seemed unbeatable i at the start and then just couldn't finish.
1:43:25
And I don't think that
1:43:27
Yeah, like you're right, like the Stampeder defense is good,
1:43:30
it's not great, but I think that the Stampeders are able to put together
1:43:35
a full game. ~ even if VA isn't having the best game,
1:43:38
I still think that they're the better team.
1:43:40
So I'm picking Calgary.
1:43:42
Okay. So we got another sweep there.
1:43:45
And then that brings us to the last one,
1:43:48
which is Saskatchewan and Montreal.
1:43:49
And frankly, even as a Riders fan,
1:43:52
I have to admit, if you look at what these two teams are doing,
1:43:54
you look at the two games, not just on the weekend,
1:43:57
but where it's gone, it would be a major upset for the Riders to win this.
1:44:02
they're in Montreal. As you said,
1:44:04
MJ, I expect Montreal will probably play the better part of their roster,
1:44:08
at least for the first half, and then
1:44:11
Maybe back off a bit if they've got a good lead,
1:44:14
but I think that they're they are a far better team at this time.
1:44:19
I think that they're going to probably win this by at least ten points because
1:44:25
the Saskatchewan defense is is struggling when their offense can't stay
1:44:28
on the field offense is just not scary at all.
1:44:31
Plus, what's gonna happen with the special team?
1:44:35
So smart money is on Montreal.
1:44:38
I think Montreal's going to win this one.
1:44:40
I pick Saskatchewan.
1:44:41
true fan and I appreciate that.
1:44:44
I am. I it's yeah,
1:44:46
Mm-hmm.
1:44:46
it's awful hard to not
1:44:48
I was so mad at the Ty Cats last week.
1:44:51
I just couldn't pick them. And then I I knew they're not gonna win.
1:44:55
But for this game, I really do I keep thinking that the riders are gonna
1:45:00
be better and I keep thinking that I'm underestimating them.
1:45:03
And I think like, yeah, Harris threw four hundred and fifty yards
1:45:07
for four touchdowns last game and still couldn't win.
1:45:10
So I mean I know the timing and whatever,
1:45:13
but
1:45:13
Th still think that Montreal at home is hard to beat.
1:45:17
And yeah, I'm gonna go with Montreal.
1:45:19
They're at home.
1:45:21
Okay.
1:45:22
Right, so I think the riders are gonna get a little taste of their
1:45:25
own medicine for ~ crowd noise.
1:45:27
Yep.
1:45:29
Cowbell versus Airhorn.
1:45:29
I believe that's true.
1:45:31
like and like s not just error like sirens.
1:45:35
Like
1:45:35
Yeah.
1:45:36
Sirens.
1:45:37
you know that okay, this is a Grey Cup rematch,
1:45:40
and you just know Montreal at home are just gonna they're putting
1:45:45
all their best players on, best foot forward,
1:45:48
they are out for revenge. Have they played each other yet this year?
1:45:52
No, so yeah, this is god I didn't think
1:45:52
Nope. Back to back now. Yeah.
1:45:55
so. I was like, why is it so late in the season for a Grey Cup rematch?
1:45:59
so you know that the Aloettes have just been waiting for this game.
1:46:02
And I
1:46:03
After last game, they ~ it's all systems go.
1:46:07
Yeah.
1:46:07
I think that that's a smart assessment of where of where things are at.
1:46:12
They are definitely teams that are heading in different directions as far
1:46:15
as their ~ their outlook goes.
1:46:17
And hey, by picking them, that means next week if you're wearing
1:46:21
the Montreal jersey it's by choice.
1:46:22
Yes.
1:46:23
Yeah.
1:46:25
I like Tyson Philpot. I'll wear his jersey anytime.
1:46:27
Yes, I know. But I
1:46:28
mean if you picked Saskatchewan and they won then there'd be somebody
1:46:31
in your house telling you you have to wear the I'm not saying that.
1:46:32
Hilarious you think I would pick Saskatchewan.
1:46:36
I'm just saying you li at
1:46:37
least you leave your your wardrobe options open for next week.
1:46:40
Yes.
1:46:41
if the Ticats win I'll wear my Casey Printers jersey.
1:46:44
There
1:46:44
we go.
1:46:44
Yeah.
1:46:47
Ha ha ha.
1:46:48
Mm, let's see now. Yeah, okay.
1:46:51
I guess we're pretty much done.
1:46:53
Been a good episode, I think. I've enjoyed it.
1:46:56
Thank you very much. Any closing thoughts?
1:46:59
MJ.
1:47:01
yeah, so CBC and CBC Gym have,
1:47:04
let me write on Saturday night,
1:47:06
they have the men's Canada Super 60 Cricket League final.
1:47:11
And it's at BC Place,
1:47:14
and I am gonna watch and learn about cricket,
1:47:17
and I suggest you do too. It's gonna be it sounds like it's gonna be fun.
1:47:20
and you can find me over on Instagram and
1:47:24
And I am over always on Blue Sky at Sports and Plants.
1:47:28
~ thank you very much. And MJ two.
1:47:32
Yeah.
1:47:33
Thinking of retirements, one of my favorite players,
1:47:36
Alicia Chapman, is retiring after her next game,
1:47:40
playing for Team Canada women's.
1:47:42
She's a defense player, and she's one of my all-time favorite players.
1:47:45
~ so thinking of yeah, great players leaving the leagues.
1:47:50
So all the best to her. But yeah,
1:47:52
if you want to follow me, I am on Instagram now at MJ's Plaid Heart,
1:47:58
and I am posting about yeah, women's soccer,
1:48:00
CFL, and the flame.
1:48:02
But I don't want to talk about them because they anyway,
1:48:06
so if you want to hang out, talk about sports,
1:48:08
you can come find me there.
1:48:10
Okay. And ~ I of course am available on anywhere you find other than Instagram
1:48:17
and did we ever keep doing threads or did we drop that?
1:48:20
Did you add that?
1:48:20
It automatically
1:48:21
posts the threads, but we have like two followers,
1:48:24
one being my sister.
1:48:24
Yeah. Okay.
1:48:26
Yeah, I want threads.
1:48:28
There we go. Yeah. But you're you're and you a and what's nice Yeah.
1:48:31
Nobody nobody interacts with us on threats.
1:48:34
What
1:48:34
well I was gonna say what's nice about threads is you've only got like five other
1:48:37
people to bother you. Everyone else is ignores it.
1:48:39
Yeah. Everything else is an AI bot,
1:48:40
Yes.
1:48:41
so ~ yeah.
1:48:43
But so threads
1:48:46
officially and Instagram is for the C F L outsiders is MJ.
1:48:50
I've got everything else if you find us anywhere.
1:48:52
And I'm on
1:48:54
Reddit as Oldman Shoutingcloud So check us out there.
1:48:58
We we have lots of fun with it.
1:49:00
And other than that, this is our thoughts for another week.
1:49:04
It's certainly not becoming any more predictable,
1:49:09
I don't think. The league. And and I s and I do not envy you MJ having
1:49:13
to do the power rankings each week 'cause they can switch up in a hurry.
1:49:17
But that's about it.
1:49:20
So f until next week for MJ two and MJ,
1:49:24
this is old man saying, Get the hell off my lawn